Lewis & Short

No entries found. Showing closest matches:

vĭŏla, ae, f. dim. [Gr. ἴον], the violet, the stock-gillyflower.

  1. I. Lit., Plin. 21, 6, 14, § 27; 21, 11, 38, § 64; Verg. E. 2, 47; 10, 39.
    Collect.: an tu me in violā putabas aut in rosā dicere? Cic. Tusc. 5, 26, 73 al.
  2. II. A violet color, violet, Hor. C. 3, 10, 14; id. Ep. 2, 1, 207; Plin. 34, 12, 32, § 124; 37, 9, 40, § 121.

vĭŏlābĭlis, e, adj. [violo], that may be injured or violated, violable (poet.): cor levibus telis, Ov. H. 15, 79: non violabile numen, Verg. A. 2, 154: turba nullis armis, senes, Stat. Th. 5, 258.

vĭŏlācĕus, a, um, adj. [viola, II.], violet-colored, violet: purpura, Nep. ap. Plin. 9, 39, 63, § 136: flos herbae, Plin. 22, 18, 21, § 47: gemma, id. 37, 10, 61, § 170.

vĭŏlācĭum, ii, n. [viola], violet-wine, Apic. 1, 4.

vĭŏlāris, e, adj. [viola], of or belonging to violets, violet-: DIE, the day on which graves were garlanded with violets, roses, etc., Inscr. Fabr. 724, 443; cf. rosales.

vĭŏlārĭum, ii, n. [viola], a bed or bank of violets, Varr. R. R. 1, 35, 1; Verg. G. 4, 32; Hor. C. 2, 15, 5; Ov. F. 4, 437; Col. 10, 259.

vĭŏlārĭus, ii, m. [viola, II.], a dyer of violet color, Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 36; Inscr. Don. cl. 8, n. 78.

vĭŏlātĭo, ōnis, f. [violo], an injury, profanation, violation (not in Cic. or Cæs.): templi, Liv. 29, 8, 11; 31, 12, 4: religionum, Sen. Ep. 104, 27: publica fidei, Vell. 2, 1, 5.

vĭŏlātor, ōris, m. [violo], an injurer, profaner, violator (not in Cic. or Cæs.): templi, Ov. P. 2, 2, 27: juris gentium, Liv. 4, 19, 3: foederis, Tac. A. 1, 58: dictatoris (C. Caesaris), i. e. murderer, Macr. S. 2, 3 med.
In apposit., fem.: natrix violator aquae, i. e. polluting, poisoning, Luc. 9, 720.

vĭŏlātrix, īcis, f. [violator], she who profanes or violates: natura, August. Mor. Manich. 12.

1. vĭŏlātus, a, um, Part. of violo.

2. vĭŏlātus, a, um, adj. [viola], flavored with violets: vinum, Pall. Febr. 32.