volaticus

vŏlātĭcus, a, um, adj. [2. volo], flying, winged.

• I Lit.: homines, Plaut. Poen. 2, 27 (475) sq.: Pegasus, Ap. Met. 8, 16, 12.—
• 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), Ap. Met. 5, 31, 8; 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.

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.

volaticus [CL] 1 that moves through the air, flying. b (of powder) fine, light (so as to be readily carried by or through the air). corpora daemoniorum ‥ quando ‥ volabant vel pugnabant, nullam corporis formam nisi horribilem et ~am umbram videre poterat V. Furs. 302; ille qui ~o fantasmate se derideri putaret W. Malm. GP I 17; obsessionis die septimo, fortunam scalis erectis temptarunt, in resistentes ~as moliti sagittas Id. GR IV 369; Perseum ‥ regem Asie ‥ ~um dictum quia navi multas regiones transierit Alb. Lond. DG 14. 1.  b de herbis succi trahantur farine ~e, ossium dactylorum, croci orientalis Gilb. II 85v. 1. 2 fleeting, transient, inconstant. videtur magis opinioni quadrare ~e quam veritati historice W. Malm. GP V 188; plena Spiritu Sancto ‥ et prolis amor suavis et dulcis, amor non ~us sed eternus Eadmer Virt. 585B; bona transitoria et levia et illicita desideria per coturnices, sive volatilia pennata, quia ~a sunt et cito pertranseunt, significari possunt Bald. Cant. Sacr. Alt. 747A; magis videtur blandiri opinioni ~e quam stabilitati historice convenire Elmh. Cant. 267.

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.

volaticus , a, um. adj.
飛。疾快。改變者。

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volāticus adj.

• 2 VOL-, fleeting, volatile, fickle: o Academiam volaticam: impetūs, wanton.