volaticus
Latin > English
volaticus volatica, volaticum ADJ :: winged, flying; flighty, inconstant
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
vŏlātĭcus: a, um, adj. 2. volo,
I flying, winged.
I Lit.: homines, Plaut. Poen. 2, 27 sq.: Pegasus, App. M. 8, p. 208, 32.—
II Transf.
A Fleeting, flighty, volatile, inconstant, transitory: o Academiam volaticam et sui similem, modo huc, modo illuc! Cic. Att. 13, 25, 3: volaticum esse ac levem, Sen. Ep. 42, 5: Psyche (with fugitiva), App. M. 5, p. 172 fin.: gaudium, Tert. Poen. 11: desideria formae (with temporalia), id. ad Uxor. 1, 4.—
B Fickle, turning from one to another: suspicari illius furentis et volaticos impetus in se ipsos posse converti, Cic. Har. Resp. 22, 46.—
C As subst.: vŏlātĭca, ae, f.
1 A witch, sorceress, acc. to Fest. s. v. strigem, p. 314 Müll. —
2 Witchcraft, sorcery, Tert. Pall. 6.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
vŏlātĭcus,¹⁵ a, um (volo 1),
1 qui vole, ailé : Pl. Pœn. 473 || volatica, f. = strix : Fest. 314
2 qui va de-ci, de-là, changeant, inconstant : Cic. Att. 13, 25, 3 ; Sen. Ep. 42, 5 || éphémère : Tert. Pæn. 11
3 qui concerne le vol des oiseaux : volatica, æ, f., Tert. Pall. 6, la magie, la sorcellerie.
Latin > German (Georges)
volāticus, a, um (volo, āre), I) geflügelt, a) fliegend, Plaut. u. Apul. – b) flüchtig, hin und her fliegend, Psyche, Apul. met. 5, 31: arborum volatica folia, Augustin. conf. 7, 6: illius furentes ac volatici impetus, von einem zum anderen stürmende Angriffe, Cic. de har. resp. 46. – II) bildl.: 1) flüchtig, in Gesinnungen u. Meinungen, unbeständig, Academia, Cic.: volaticus ac levis, Sen. – 2) flüchtig, vergänglich, divitiae fluxae, caducae, volaticae, Augustin. serm. 19, 5: huius saeculi volatici transitus, ibid. 24, 5. – 3) zauberisch, nur subst., volātica, ae, f., a) die Zauberin, Fest. 314 (b), 1. – b) die Zauberei, Tert. de pall. 6.