venerium
Dictionary entries
- Entry →Veneri, (gen.), Veneriis:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Religion
- Geography:
- Italy/Rome
of/sacred to/devoted to Venus, Roman goddess of love; of sexual love; erotic;
gen. pl. (all) - Entry →Venus, Veneris:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Religion
- Geography:
- Italy/Rome
Venus, Roman goddess of sexual love and generation; planet Venus; charm/grace;; sexual activity/appetite/intercourse; [~ tali => best dice throw];
gen. pl.
Examples
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...quod verberabere, si te salvom hinc amittemus Venerium nepotulum. Pyrg. Iuro per Iovem et Mavortem, me nociturum nemini..."Asinaria
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...Maxime. te, Philaenium, mihi atque uxoris mortem. hoc Venerium est. pueri, plaudite et mi ob iactum cantharo mulsum..."
