praedulcis
Κινδυνεύουσι γὰρ ὅσοι τυγχάνουσιν ὀρθῶς ἁπτόμενοι φιλοσοφίας λεληθέναι τοὺς ἄλλους ὅτι οὐδὲν ἄλλο αὐτοὶ ἐπιτηδεύουσιν ἢ ἀποθνῄσκειν τε καὶ τεθνάναι → Actually, the rest of us probably haven't realized that those who manage to pursue philosophy as it should be pursued are practicing nothing else but dying and being dead (Socrates via Plato, Phaedo 64a.5)
Latin > English
praedulcis praedulcis, praedulce ADJ :: very sweet
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
prae-dulcis: e, adj.
I Lit., very sweet, luscious (perh. not ante-Aug.): mel, Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 44: ficus, id. 15, 18, 19, § 72: vina, id. 14, 6, 8, § 64: sapor, id. 12, 5, 11, § 23.—In plur. absol.: praedulcĭa, ium, n., over-sweet things, Plin. 24, 1, 1, § 3.—
II Trop., very pleasing or delightful: decus, Verg. A. 11, 155: praedulcis eloquii suavitas, Plin. 11, 17, 18, § 55; cf. Quint. 8, 3, 56: praedulce illud genus, id. 2, 5, 22: malum (luxuries), Claud. I. Cons. Stil. 2, 132.—Adv.: praedulce, very sweetly: Tyrrhenae volucres (i.e. Sirenes) nautis praedulce minantur, Stat. S. 5, 3, 82.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
prædulcis,¹⁵ e,
1 très doux [au goût] : Plin. 13, 44 ; 15, 72 || prædulcia, ium, n., les douceurs : Plin. 24, 3
2 [fig.] très doux, très agréable : Virg. En. 11, 155 ; prædulcia, n. pl., Quint. 8, 3, 56, l’afféterie.
Latin > German (Georges)
prae-dulcis, e, sehr süß, übersüß, I) eig.: mel, Plin.: sapor, Plin. – subst., praedulcia, ium, n., übersüße Speisen, Cels. u. Plin. – II) übtr.: a) überaus angenehm, -lieblich, canendi suavitate, v. David, Ambros.: decus, lockend, Verg.: eloquium, Plin.: nomen, Val. Flacc.: pignus amoris, Ps. Cyr. – Acc. neutr. praedulce statt des Adv., Stat. silv. 5, 3, 82. – b) v. der Darstellung, übersüß, praedulce illud genus, Quint. 2, 5, 22: solebat dulces sententias dicere, frequentius tamen praedulces et infractas, Sen. suas. 7, 12. – subst., praedulcia, ium, n., das Übersüße im Vortrage, Quint. 8, 3, 56.
