Logeion | obscenus

obscēnus, a, um: adj. (caenum), filthy, indecent, loathsome, foul, 3.241; horrible, 3.367.

obscēnus (obscaen-, and less properly obscoen-), a, um, adj. [perh. ob and caenum, filth],

of adverse, unfavorable, evil omen; ill-boding, inauspicious, ominous, portentous (cf.: sinister, funestus): apud antiquos omnes fere obscena dicta sunt, quae mali ominis habebantur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 201 Müll.: obsceni interpres funestique ominis auctor, Matius ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 96 Müll.; Att. ap. Non. 357, 16: deūm rixa vertat verba obscena, Lucil. ib. 357, 17; Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 361 (Ann. v. 182 Vahl.): montem istum (Aventinum) excluserunt, quasi avibus obscenis ominosum (viz., by reason of the birds, which gave unfavorable omens to Remus), Mess. ap. Gell. 13, 14, 6; so, volucres, birds of illomen, i.e. owls, Verg. A. 12, 876: canes, id. G. 1, 470: obscenum ostentum, Suet. Galb. 4: omen, Cic. Dom. 55, 140: puppis, the fatal ship, that bore Helen when she eloped with Paris to Troy, Ov. H. 5, 119; cf.: Troja, Cat. 68, 99: anus, old witches, hags, Hor. Epod. 5, 98.—Sup.: Alliesis dies dicebatur apud Romanos obscenissimi ominis, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. Alliesis, p. 7 Müll.—
II Transf., repulsive, offensive, abominable, hateful, disgusting, filthy.
- A In gen. (poet. and in post-Aug. prose; syn.: immundus, turpis): (Allecto) frontem obscenam rugis arat, Verg. A. 7, 417: volucres pelagi, i.e. the harpies, id. ib. 3, 241; 262: upupa, obscena alias pastu avis, Plin. 10, 29, 44, § 86; cf. fames, Verg. A. 3, 367: haustus, of filthy water, Luc. 4, 312: cruor, Verg. A. 4, 455.— As subst.: obscēna, ōrum, n., the excrements, Sen. Ep. 8, 1, 20; also, the urine: qui clam latuit reddente obscena puellā, Ov. R. Am. 437; cf. Mel. 1, 9.—
- B In partic., offensive to modesty, i. e. immodest, impure, indecent, lewd, obscene (class.; syn.: spurcus, impurus): delicatae et obscenae voluptates, Cic. N. D. 1, 40, 111: adulterium, Ov. Tr. 2, 212: obscenas tabellas pingere, Prop. 2, 5, 19 (6, 27): carmina, id. 1, 16, 10: gestus motusque, Tac. A. 15, 37: obscenum in modum formata commotaque manus, i.e. so as to suggest impure thoughts, Suet. Calig. 56: jocandi genus flagitiosum, obscenum, Cic. Off. 1, 29, 104: si obscena nudis nominibus enuntientur, Quint. 8, 3, 38: quodque facere turpe non est, modo occulte, id dicere obscenum est, Cic. Off. 1, 35, 127; cf. id. ib. § 128; Quint. 11, 3, 125. —Comp.: illud Antipatri paulo obscenius, Cic. Tusc. 5, 38, 112: abjectior et obscenior vita, Val. Max. 3, 5 fin.—Sup.: obscenissimi versus, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 2; Vell. 2, 83, 2.—
- - 2 Subst.
  - - - α obscēnus, i, m., a lewd person: quis enim non vicus abundat Tristibus obscenis, Juv. 2, 9.—
      - β obscēna, ōrum, less freq. in the sing., obscēnum, i. n., the private parts, τὰ αἰδοῖα.—Plur.: Nymphe fugiens obscena Priapi, Ov. M. 9, 347; cf.: pars nudi agunt, pars tantum obscena velati, Mel. 3, 7: obscena, Suet. Calig. 58; id. Dom. 10: obscena corporis, Just. 1, 6.—Sing.: virile, Ov. F. 6, 631; Lact. 1, 21, 28; id. Epit. 23, 8; Jul. Obsequ. 84.—Hence, also, adv.: obscēnē (acc. to II. B), impurely, indecently, lewdly, obscenely (class.): latrocinari, fraudare, adulterare, re turpe est, sed dicitur non obscene, Cic. Off. 1, 35, 128.—Comp.: cujus (Mercurii) obscenius excitata natura traditur, Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 56: obscenius concurrerent litterae, id. de Or. 45, 154.—Sup.: impudicissime et obscenissime vixit, Eutr. 8, 22.

obscēnus (obscaenus, nicht obscoenus), a, um (ob u. cenum, caenum), kotig, schmutzig, ekelhaft, garstig, I) eig., für das ästhetische Gefühl, volucres, die Harpyien, Verg.: cruor, Verg.: avis, der Wiedehopf, Plin.: risus, Ov.: fetus, Mißgeburten, Liv.: vas, das Nachtgeschirr, Sen. ep. 77, 14. – subst.: a) obscenum, ī, n., das Schamglied, magnitudo obsceni, Lact.: virile, Ov. u. Lact.: puer duplici obsceno natus, Iul. Obsequ. Vgl. Burm. Ov. fast. 6, 631. Bünem. Lact. 1, 21, 28 u. Lact. epit. 23, 8. – b) Plur., obscēna, ōrum, n., α) (sc. membra) der Hintere, Sen., oder die Schamglieder, Schamteile, das Gemächt, Mela, Suet. u.a. – β) = excrementa, der Kot, Ov. u. Mela. – II) übtr.: A) für das moralische Gefühl, schmutzig, unflätig, ekelhaft, anstößig, zotig, unzüchtig, unsittlich, pöbelhaft, verba, Varro: sermones, Hor.: obsceno verbo uti, eine Zote reißen, Sen.: illud est obscenius (dictum), Cic.: versus obscenissimi, Cic. -gestus, Tac.: voluptates, Cic.: flammae (Liebe), Ov.: adulterium, Ov.: puellae, Huren, Sen. rhet.: viri, Unzüchtige (pathici u. dgl.), Liv.: so greges, v. den Priestern der Cybele, Ov.: vita obscenior, Val. Max. – subst., a) obscēnī, ōrum, m., Unzüchtige (pathici u. dgl.), Sen. exc. contr. 4. praef. § 10. Lampr. Alex. Sev. 15, 2 (vgl. Plin. 28, 9 etiam cum obscenus vixeris aut nefandus). – b) obscēna, ōrum, n., Unzüchtigkeiten, α) = unzüchtige Handlungen, Sen. rhet. – β) = unzüchtige Worte, unzüchtige Lieder, Zoten, Quint. u. Ov. – B) eine böse Anzeige gebend, ungünstig, unheilvoll, dicta, Acc. tr. fr.: omen, Cic.: fames, Verg.: canes, volucres (Nachteulen), Verg.

obscenus [CL] 1 indecent, lewd, obscene: a (of word or act); b (liquor ~us) semen. pasceret obscenos ut nudo corpore visus Aldh. VirgV 2258; episcopo post ~a dicta vim inferre paranti femina forcipibus ‥ inguina suffodit W. Malm. GP IV 163; pro illecebris et delectationibus ~is Ord. Vit. VIII 17 p. 369; Waleranium accusabat quod ‥ de rege cantasset ~a carmina Map NC V 5 f. 64; ne sis obscenus, carnis contagia vites D. Bec. 62; bene ‥ Lemnius, id est lutosus, dicitur quia ~a voluptas nonnisi in lutosis mentibus versatur Alb. Lond. DG 10. 4; vel in ~a materia gratus cultus sermonis addiscitur R. Bury Phil. 13. 178. b qui ‥ ~o liquore maculatus fuerit dormiendo ‥ iij noctis horis stando vigilet Gildas Pen. 62. 2 shameful. quisque verba turpia ‥ vel noxia ‥ ~o de pectore profert Bede Cant. 1180; edito crucis signo in ~am vertit fugam Folc. V. Bot. 8; quos ~a turpitudo transformavit in bestias Ailr. Spec. Car. III 40. 620; invidet ‥ Lauso Parius ‥ et tractatibus ~is insistit pervigil ‥ qua possit arte nocere Map NC III 3 f. 39. 3 repulsive, disgusting. 931 diris ~ae horrendaeque mortalitatis circumsepta latratibus CS 677; 10‥ ~a, þa laðlecan WW; vomebat crebro et resorbebat ~as salivas Gosc. Transl. Mild. 25; expulsis ~is Hibernensium gentibus Gerv. Tilb. II 10 p. 917. 4 dirty, filthy. impurus, ~us, spurcus Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 471; obseno luti contagio delibutus R. Cold. Cuthb. 127; 1503 circa mundificacionem aule et pro vectura rerum ~arum illic inventarum Cant. Coll. Ox. II 237.

obscēnus, (10) a, um, ¶ 1 de mauvais augure, sinistre : Virg. G. 1, 470 ; En. 12, 876 ; Cic. Domo 140 ; cf. P. Fest. 201 ; Varro L. 7, 96 || funeste, fatal : Catul. 68, 99 ; Ov. H. 5, 119 ¶ 2 indécent, obscène : Cic. Nat. 1, 111 ; Off. 1, 104 ; Fam. 9, 22, 1 ; -nissimus Cic. Q. 2, 3, 2 ; re honestum est, nomine obscenum Cic. Off. 1, 128, cʼest moral comme action, obscène dans les termes || obscena, n. pl., Ov. M. 9, 347, les parties viriles, cf. Suet. Cal. 58 ; [sing. Ov. F. 6, 631 ] ¶ 3 sale, dégoûtant, hideux, immonde : Virg. En. 4, 455 ; 7, 417 ; Luc. 4, 312 || obscena, n. pl., les excréments : Sen. Ep. 70, 20 || -nior Cic. Tusc. 5, 112.

obs-cēnus, a, um

1. onfatsoenlijk, onbehoorlijk, onzedelijk, schaamteloos, aanstootgevend [versūs; voluptates; sermones; adulterium; greges (v.d. priesters v. Cybele); puella straathoer]; — subst. obscēna, ōrum n o.a. obscene taal;
2. schaamte oproepend [inguen]; — subst. obscēna, ōrum n (postklass.) geslachtsdelen; achterste;
3. noodlottig, ongunstig, onheilspellend, angstaanjagend [omen; volucris = nachtuil].

obscenus vel obscaenus, a, um. adj. c. s.
凶兆者。醜。邪淫者。Obscenae volucres 凶兆之鳥。Troja obscena 凶造之朶羅亞城。Reddere obscena 出恭。Obscena. plur. 小便。

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obscēnus (obscaen-, not obscoenus), adj.with comp.and sup.

1 SAV-, of adverse omen, ill-omened, ill-boding, inauspicious, ominous, portentous: volucres, of ill-omen, V.: animalium fetūs, monstrous, L.: omen: puppis, fatal ship, O.: anūs, H.—Repulsive, offensive, abominable, hateful, disgusting, filthy: frons, V.: volucres pelagi, i. e. the harpies, V.—Immodest, impure, indecent, lewd, obscene: adulterium, O.: id dicere obscenum est: illud Antipatri paulo obscenius: obscenissimi versūs.—As substm., a lewd person, Iu.—As substn., sing. and plur, the private parts, O.

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