somnificus
From LSJ
ἢ λέγε τι σιγῆς κρεῖττον ἢ σιγὴν ἔχε → either say something better than silence or keep silence (Menander)
Latin > English
somnificus somnifica, somnificum ADJ :: inducing sleep
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
somnĭfĭcus: a, um, adj. somnus-facio,
I causing sleep, narcotic (Plinian): crater, Mart. Cap. 1, § 82: medicamentum, Plin. 37, 10, 57, § 158: vis aspidum, id. 24, 4, 17, § 63.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
somnĭfĭcus, a, um (somnus, facio), soporatif, narcotique : Plin. 25, 150 || qui cause un engourdissement mortel : Plin. 29, 63.
Latin > German (Georges)
somnificus, a, um (somnus u. facio), I) Schlaf machend, einschläfernd, vis, Plin. 25, 150: crater, Mart. Cap. 1. § 82. – Plin. 37, 158 jetzt somni medicamenta. – II) erstarren machend, narkotisch, aspidum vis, Plin. 29, 63.
