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Meaning of natrix | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈna.triːks]

Definitions

  1. water snake
    declension-3
  2. Metaphor of disputed meaning; perhaps denoting either a penis or a type of whip.
    declension-3
  3. name of a plant
    declension-3

Equivalents

Examples

“Cur deus, omnia nostra causa cum faceret (sic enim vultis), tantam vim natricum viperarumque fecerit, cur mortifera tam multa perniciosa terra marique disperserit.”

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“Ne viperas quidem et natrices et si qua morsu aut ictu nocent effligeremus, si in reliquum mansuefacere possemus aut efficere ne nobis aliisve periculo essent; ergo ne homini quidem nocebimus quia peccavit, sed ne peccet, nec umquam ad praeteritum sed ad futurum poena referetur; non enim irascitur sed cavet.”

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“et natrix violator aquae, iaculique volucres”

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“si natibus natricem inpressit crassam et capitatam”

2014 translation by Robert Cowan if s/he thrusts a thick natrix with a head on it into/onto my buttocks

“Natrix vocatur herba, cuius radix evulsa virus hirci redolet.”

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CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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