dulcis
Latin > English
dulcis dulce, dulcior -or -us, dulcissimus -a -um ADJ :: pleasant, charming; sweet; kind, dear; soft, flattering, delightful
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
dulcis: e, adj. from gulcis, by dissimilation; cf. ten-ebrae from root tam-; root in Sanscr. gul-jam, sweetness; Gr. γλυκύς, γλυκερός, sweet,
I sweet (very freq.; cf.: suavis, venustus, jucundus, gratus, acceptus, amoenus, etc.).
I Lit., opp. amarus: (animal) sentit et dulcia et amara, Cic. N. D. 3, 13; cf. Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 72: mel, id. Asin. 3, 3, 24; id. Truc. 2, 4, 20; cf.: liquor mellis, Lucr. 1, 938; 4, 13: aqua, id. 6, 890: poma, id. 5, 1377; Hor. S. 2, 5, 12: vinum, id. C. 3, 12, 1; cf. merum, id. ib. 3, 13, 2: dolium, id. Epod. 2, 47: olivum, id. S. 2, 4, 64: sapor, id. C. 3, 1, 19 et saep.—Comp.: uva, Ov. M. 13, 795.—Sup.: panis, Plin. 18, 10, 20, § 92 et saep.—Hence,
B Subst. and heterocl., dulcia, ōrum, n., sweet cakes, honey-cakes, sugar-cakes (late Lat.), Vop. Tac. 6; Lampr. Heliog. 26; 31; Prud. Psych. 429.—
II Trop., agreeable, delightful, pleasant, charming, soft, flattering.
A In gen.: dulcia atque amara apud te sum elocutus omnia, Plaut. Ps. 2, 4, 2; cf. id. ib. 1, 1, 61; id. Truc. 1, 2, 78: vita, Lucr. 2, 997; cf.: lumina vitae, id. 5, 989: solacia, vitae, id. 5, 21: orator, Cic. Off. 1, 1, 3; cf. of orators or writers, Quint. 10, 1, 77; 73; 12, 10, 44; cf. also: non quo ea (oratione) Laelii quicquam sit dulcius, Cic. Brut. 21, 83: genus dicendi, Quint. 2, 8, 4: carmen, id. 12, 10, 33: poëmata, Hor. A. P. 99 et saep.: nomen libertatis, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 63; cf. id. Att. 15, 13, 3: auditu nomen, Liv. 24, 21, 3: amores, Hor. C. 1, 9, 15: otium, id. Epod. 1, 8: fortuna, id. C. 1, 37, 11: dulce et decorum est pro patria mori, Hor. C. 3, 2, 13.—With dat.: mensae dulcis herili canis, Val. Fl. 7, 130.—Prov.: dulce etiam fugias, fieri quod amarum potest, Pub. Syr. 144 Rib. —Sup.: epistola, Cic. Att. 15, 13, 4: quod in amicissimo quoque dulcissimum est, id. Lael. 23 fin. al.—
B In partic. of friends, lovers, etc., friendly, pleasant, agreeable, charming, kind, dear: amici (opp. acerbi inimici), Cic. Lael. 24 fin.; cf.: amicitia remissior esse debet et liberior et dulcior, id. ib. 18 fin.: liberi, Hor. Epod. 2, 40; cf. nata, id. S. 2, 3, 199: alumnus, id. C. 3, 23, 7; id. Ep. 1, 4, 8.—Hence, in addressing a person: optime et dulcissime frater, Cic. Leg. 3, 11; cf.: dulcissime Attice, id. Att. 6, 2, 9: mi dulcissime Tiro, Cic. Fil. Fam. 16, 21, 2: dulcis amice, Hor. Ep. 1, 7, 12: dulce decus meum, id. C. 1, 1, 2.—Absol.: quid agis, dulcissime rerum? Hor. S. 1, 9, 4.— Hence, adv. (acc. to II.), agreeably, delightfully.
(a) dulcĭter, Cic. Fin. 2, 6, 18; Quint. 1, 10, 24; 4, 2, 62; 9, 4, 14; 12, 10, 71. —
(b) dulce, Cat. 51, 5; Hor. C. 1, 22, 23; 24; id. Ep. 1, 7, 27; Stat. S. 3, 4, 8; id. Th. 4, 274.—
b Comp.: dulcius spirare, Quint. 12, 10, 27; Prop. 1, 2, 14.—
c Sup.: dulcissime scripta, Cic. Brut. 19, 77.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
dulcis,⁸ e, (cf. γλυκύς), doux, agréable : [saveur] Pl. Cist. 70 ; Lucr. 1, 958 ; Cic. Nat. 3, 32 ; Fin. 3, 34 ; sons Cic. Or. 157 ; [voix] Cic. Off. 1, 133 ; [style, écrivains] Cic. Br. 83 ; 121 ; Off. 1, 3 ; [opp. à suavis ] Cic. de Or. 3, 103, douceâtre || [fig.] suave, agréable, chéri [en parl. des choses et des pers.] ; nomen dulce libertatis Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 163, nom chéri de la liberté ; dulcissime rerum Hor. S. 1, 9, 4, ô cher entre toutes choses || dulcior Cic. Læl. 66 ; dulcissimus Cic. Leg. 3, 25.
Latin > German (Georges)
dulcis, e, Adi. m. Compar. u. Superl. (verwandt mit γλυκύς), süß, lieblich von Geschmack (Ggstz. amarus), I) eig.: 1) im allg.: a) adi.: mel, Plaut.: vinum, merum, Hor.: aqua, Lucr. (Ggstz. salsae undae) u. Auct. b. Alex.: unda (Ggstz. unda marina), Ov.: olivum, frisches, noch nicht ranziges Öl, Hor.: res (Ggstz. amarae), Arnob.: cibi, süße, saftige (Ggstz. c. sicci), Plin.: dulcior uvā maturā, Ov.: dulcissimus panis, Plin.: sapor d., Hor. – b) subst.: α) dulce, is, n., etwas Süßes, eine Süßigkeit (Ggstz. amarum), v. Getränken, Plaut. u. Ov.: bes. süßer Wein, s. Sillig Plin. 28, 252. – β) dulcia, ium, n., Süßigkeiten (Ggstz. amara, acida), Cic. u.a. (versch. ist dulcia, Plur. v. dulcium, w.s.). – 2) prägn., piscina, in dem süßes Wasser ist (Ggstz. p. salsa), Varro: pisces d., Süßwasserfische (Ggstz. p. salsi), Varro. – II) übtr., A) süß = anziehend, angenehm, lieblich, nomen, orator, Cic.: Herodotus, Quint.: somnus, Verg. u. Apul.: sonus, Hor.: d. et alta quies, Verg.: lucrum, Ov. u. Phaedr.: nihil dulcius, Cic. – m. 2. Supin., dulce auditu (süßklingender) nomen, Liv. 24, 21, 3: dulcis visu, Stat. Ach. 1, 161. – B) insbes., liebreich, freundlich, gefällig, zärtlich, Ggstz. acerbus, Cic., Ggstz. amarus, Plaut.: d. amicus, freundlich gesinnter, liebevoller, Cic. u. Hor.: conviva, ein heiterer, Prop.: amicitia remissior esse debet et dulcior, Cic. – u., wie unser süß, in Anreden, dulcis amice, Hor.: dulcissime frater, Cic.: u. absol., dulcissime rerum, Hor. – / Abl. Sing. gew. dulci; doch dulce bei Apic. 4, 181. Ven. Fort. 2, 2, 24 u.ö.