Priapus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Prĭāpus: i, f.
I A town of Mysia, on the Hellespont, Plin. 5, 32, 40, § 141.—
II An island near Ephesus, Plin. 5, 31, 38, § 137.
Prĭāpus: i, m., = Πρίαπος,
I Priapus, the god of Procreation; hence, of gardens and vineyards, where his statues were placed, Col. 10, 108; cf. Hor. S. 1, 8, 2; Verg. G. 4, 111; Ov. M. 9, 347; id. F. 1, 415; Juv. 6, 316; Sen. Const. 18, 3; cf. Vulg. 3 Reg. 15, 13 et saep.—
   B Transf.
   1    Priapus vitreus, a drinking-vessel of obscene shape, Juv. 2, 95: siligineus, a cake of the same shape, Mart. 14, 69; Petr. 60.—
   2    A lecherous person, Cat. 47, 4; Ov. Am. 2, 4, 32.—Hence,
   C Prĭāpēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Priapus, Priapian: metrum, Diom. p. 512 P.—Prĭāpēĭa, ōrum, n. (sc. carmina), a collection of poems upon Priapus, by various authors.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Prĭāpus¹¹ (-os), ī, m. (Πρίαπος), Priape [fils de Bacchus et de Vénus, né à Lampsaque, dieu des jardins, représentant la vigueur génératrice] : Virg. G. 4, 111 ; Hor. S. 1, 8, 2 ; Ov. F. 1, 415