onager
ŏnăger and ŏnā^grus, i, m., = ὄναγρος, a wild ass, Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 3; cf. Col. 6, 37, 3; Plin. 8, 44, 69, § 174: timidi, Verg. G. 3, 409: pulcher, Mart. 13, 100, 1; Vulg. Psa. 103, 11; id. Osee, 8, 9. Transf., a military engine for discharging large stones, Veg. Mil. 4, 22; Amm. 23, 4, 4.
onagos
ŏnāgos, i, m., = ὄναγος, an ass-driver, Plaut. As. prol. 10.
Onchesmites
Onchesmītes, ae, m., = Ὀγχησμίτης, a wind blowing from Onchesmus (Ὀγχησμός), a harbor of Epirus, Cic. Att. 7, 2, 1.
Onchestius
Onchestĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the city of Onchestus, in Bœotia, Ov. M. 10, 605.
Onchestus
Onchestus, i, f., a city of Bœotia; v. Onchestius.
Onchestus
Onchestus, i, m., a river in Thessaly, Liv. 33, 6.
onco
onco, āre, v. n., to bray, like an ass: oncat asellus, Auct. Carm. Philom. 55.
oncoma
oncōma, ătis, n., = ὄγκωμα, a tumor (post-class.), Veg. Vet. 2, 30.
onear
ŏnēar, ătis, n. ὄνειαρ, refreshment, a plant, the same with the onotheras, q. v., Plin. 26, 11, 69, § 111.
onerarius
ŏnĕrārĭus, a, um, adj. onus, of or belonging to burden, transport, or carriage; that bears a burden, carries freight (class.): jumenta, beasts of burden, Liv. 41, 4: navis, a ship of burden, Sisenn. ap. Non. 536, 5 (opp. actuaria); Caes. B. G. 4, 22; 25 al.; Liv. 22, 11, 6.
Also subst.: ŏnĕrārĭa, ae, f., a ship of burden, a merchant-vessel, a transport, Cic. Att. 10, 12, 2.
oneratus
ŏnĕrātus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from onero.
onero
ŏnĕro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. onus. To load, lade, burden, freight with any thing (class.). Lit.: navim magnam multis mercibus, Plaut. Men. prol. 25: naves, ad celeritatem onerandi subductionesque, paulo facit humiliores, for loading expeditiously, Caes. B. G. 5, 1: jumenta, Sall. J. 75, 6: naves commeatu, etc., id. ib. 86, 1: costas aselli pomis, Verg. G. 1, 274: tauri cervix oneratur aratro, is loaded, burdened, Ov. A. A. 1, 19: aures lapillis, id. ib. 3, 129; cf.: umerum pallio, Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 4: ventrem, to load, fill, Sall. Or. Rep. Ord. 1: epulis onerari, to overload, gorge one's self, Ov. P. 1, 10, 31: vino et epulis onerati, Sall. J. 76, 6: cibus, qui in aegritudine alat neque oneret, without oppressing the stomach, Plin. 29, 3, 11, § 48: vaccas, to cause them to be covered, Pall. 8, 4. Transf., in gen., to load, cover (poet.): dapibus mensas onerare, to cover, Verg. G. 4, 133: manusque ambas jaculis oneravit acutis, id. A. 10, 868: jaculo palmas oneravit acuto, i. e. armed, id. ib. 11, 574 (but armavit is the better read.; v. Forbig. ad loc.): membra sepulcro, id. ib. 10, 558; cf.: ossa aggere terrae, id. ib. 11, 212: aliquem saxis, to stone, Phaedr. 3, 2, 4. Trop., to load, burden, weary; to oppress, overwhelm, overload (with good or evil; cf. Forbig. ad Verg. A. 10, 620), etc.: me amoenitate oneravit dies, has overwhelmed me, Plaut. Capt. 4, 1, 7.: laetitiā senem, id. ib. 4, 2, 47: malignitateomnis mortalis, id. ib. 3, 1, 5: diem commoditatibus, Ter. Phorm. 5, 6, 1: aliquem mendaciis, Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 7; cf. Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 61: judicem argumentis, id. N. D. 3, 3, 8: aethera votis, Verg. A. 9, 24: verbis lassas onerantibus aures, Hor. S. 1, 10, 10: aliquem pugnis, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 172: maledictis, id. Ps. 1, 3, 123; cf. contumeliis, Cic. Phil. 2, 38, 99; for which only absol. Sejanum, Tac. A. 4. 68: aliquem injuriis, Ter. And. 5, 1, 8: aliquem malis, Verg. A. 4, 549: aliquem laudibus, Liv. 4, 13: spe praemiorum, id. 35, 11: promissis, Sall. J. 12, 3: honoribus, Just. 5, 4, 13. Transf., to make heavier or more burdensome, to render more oppressive, to heighten, to aggravate (only since the Aug. per.; esp. freq. in Tac. and the younger Plin.): injuriam alicujus invidiā, Liv. 38, 56 fin.: pericula alicujus, Tac. A. 16, 30: curas, id. H. 2, 52: delectum avaritiā et luxu, to aggravate, make worse, render more odious, id. ib. 4, 14: onerat te quaesturae tuae famā, quam ex Bithyniā optimam revexisti, Plin. Ep. 8, 24, 8; 1, 8, 5; id. Pan. 24, 1; 73, 6. To load, stow, or heap up any thing in any thing (poet.): vina cadis, Verg. A. 1, 195: canistris Dona Cereris, id. ib. 8, 180.
Hence, ŏnĕrātus, a, um, P. a., filled, full; with gen.: oneratus frugum et floris Liberi, Pac. ap. Non. 498, 12 (Trag. Rel. p. 95 Rib.). Loaded, i. e. deceived, befooled: ille est oneratus recte, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 115: ego illum probe jam oneratum huc admovebo, id. Mil. 3, 3, 61.
onerose
ŏnĕrōsē, adv., v. onerosus fin.
onerositas
ŏnĕrōsĭtas, ātis, f. onerosus, burdensomeness, burden (eccl. Lat.), Tert. Cult. Fem. 7.
onerosus
ŏnĕrōsus, a, um, adj. onus, burdensome, heavy, oppressive (poet. and in postAug. prose; syn.: gravis, difficilis). Lit.: praeda, Verg. A. 9, 384.
Of food that is difficult of digestion and causes oppression: cibus etiam valentibus onerosus, Plin. 23, 7, 62, § 115: (ervum) capiti et stomacho onerosum, id. 22, 25, 73, § 153.
Comp.: aër est onerosior igni, Ov. M. 1, 53. Trop., burdensome, onerous, irksome: onerosior altera sors est, Ov. M. 9, 675: donatio, Plin. Ep. 2, 4, 3: quam sit onerosum succedere bono principi, id. Pan. 44, 7: consolatores, Vulg. Job, 16, 2.
Hence, adv.: ŏnĕrōsē, odiously (post-class.), Paul. Nol. Ep. 11.
Comp.: onerosius, Cassiod. Anim. 11.
Onesicritus
Ŏnēsĭcrĭtus, i, m., = Ὀνησίκριτος, an historian, a native of Ægina; he was the chief pilot (praefectus classis) of Alexander the Great, Curt. 9, 10, 3; 10, 1, 10; Gell. 9, 4, 3; Plin. 6, 22, 24, § 81.
Onesimus
Ŏnēsĭmus, i, m., and -a, ae, f., = Ὀνησιμος, ‐η, a Roman surname, Inscr. Grut. 646, 6; Vulg. Col. 4, 9.
Onesipaurus
Ŏnēsĭpaurus, i, m., the name of a Roman slave, Inscr. Grut. 883, 1.
Onesiphorus
Ŏnēsĭphŏrus, i, m., = Ὀνησίφορος, a Roman surname, Inscr Maff. Mus. Ver. 286, 3; Vulg. 2 Tim. 1, 16.
Onesis
Ŏnēsis, is and ĭdis, f, = Ὄνησις, a Roman surname, Inscr. Maff. Mus. Ver. 477, 4; 269, 4.
Onesitrophus
Ŏnēsitrophus, i, m., a Roman surname, Inscr Fabr p. 84, n. 144.
onirocrites
ŏnīrocrĭtes, ae, m., = ὀνειροκρίτης, an interpreter of dreams (post-class.), Fulg. Myth. 1.
oniros
ŏnīros, i, m., = ὄνειρος (dream), the wild poppy, so called from its soporific qualities, App. Herb. 53.
oniscus
ŏniscus or -os, i, m., = ὀνισκος, a wood-louse, milleped, Plin. 29, 6, 39, § 136; 30, 8, 21, § 54.
onitis
ŏnītis, ĭdis, f., = ὀνῖτις, a plant, otherwise unknown; a kind of origanum, Plin. 20, 17, 67, § 175; App. Herb 122.
Onitus
Ōnītus, i, m., = ὠνειτός (purchased), the name of a slave, Inscr. Grut. 633, 6.
Onoba
Onoba, ae, f, a city in Hispania Bœtica, Plin. 3, 1, 3, § 10; Mel. 3, 1, 3
onobrychis
ŏnŏbrychis, ĭdis, f., = ὀνόβρυχις, a plant, called also palmes asini, Plin. 24, 16, 98, § 155 (al. oenŏbrēches).
onocardion
ŏnŏcardĭon, ii, n., a plant, called also chamaeleon, App. Herb. 25.
onocentaurus
ŏnŏcentaurus, i, m., = ὀνοκένταυρος, an ass-centaur, a fabulous animal, Isid. Orig. 11, 3, 39: et occurrent daemonia onocentauris, Vulg. Isa. 34, 14.
Transf., of an impure person, Hier. in Isa. 6, 13, 22.
onochiles
ŏnŏchīles, is, and ŏnŏchēlis, is, f., and ŏnŏchīlon, = ὀνοχειλές, ὀνοχειλίς, a plant, a kind of bugloss, Plin. 22, 21, 25, § 51.
Onocoetes
Ŏnŏcoetes, ae, m., = Ὀνοκοιτης, he who lies in an ass's manger, a mocking epithet applied by the heathen to Christ, Tert. Apol. 16; cf. id. ad Nat. 1, 14 (al. Ŏnŏnychītes, ae, m., = Ὀνονυχίτης, he who has an ass's hoof, likewise applied to Christ).
onocrotalus
ŏnō^crŏtălus, i, m., = ὀνοκρόταλος, the pelican, Plin. 10, 47, 66, § 131; Mart. 11, 21, 10; Vulg. Lev. 11, 18; id. Deut. 14, 18.
Onomastus
Ŏnŏmastus, i, m., and -a, ae, f., = Ὀνομαστός, ‐ή, a Roman surname, Liv. 39, 34; 40, 8; Tac. H. 1, 25; 1, 27; Inscr. Murat. 1144, 1; Inscr. Fabr. p. 751, n. 587.
onomatopoeia
ŏnŏmătŏpoeïa, ae, f., = ὀνοματοποιΐα, the forming of a word to resemble in sound the thing it signifies, onomatopée, Charis. p. 245 P.
ononis
ŏnōnis (ănōnis), ĭdis, f., = ὀνωνίς, a plant, the tall rest-harrow: Ononis antiquorum, Linn.; Plin. 21, 16, 58, § 58 (better anonis).
Ononychites
Ŏnŏnychītes, ae, v. Onocoetes.
onopordon
ŏnŏpordon, i, n., = ὀνόπορδον, a plant, St. Mary's thistle, Plin. 27, 12, 86, § 110 dub.; al. ŏnŏprădon.
onopyxos
ŏnŏpyxos, i, m., a plant of the thistle kind, Plin. 21, 16, 56, § 94.
onosma
ŏnosma, ătis, n., = ὄνοσμα, a plant, a kind of anchusa, Plin. 27, 12, 86, § 110.
onotheras
ŏnŏthēras (-ra), ae, m., = ὀνοθηρας, a plant, also called onear, q. v., Plin. 26, 11, 69, § 111, 26, 14, 87, § 146.
onotheris
ŏnŏthēris, ĭdis, f., = ὀνοθήρις, and ŏnŏthūris, a plant, the same as onotheras, Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 167.
onuris
ŏnūris, is, f., = ὄνουρις, a plant, called also oenothera, Plin. 26, 11, 69, § 111 (al. ŏnēar).
onus
ŏnus (in good MSS. also wr. hŏnus), ĕris, n. etym. dub.; cf. Sanscr. anas, a wagon for freight, a load, burden (cf. pondus). Lit. In gen.: oneris maximi pondus, Vitr. 10, 8: onus sustinere, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 68: cum gravius dorso subiit onus (asellus), Hor S. 1, 9, 20: tanti oneris turris, Caes. B. G. 2, 30: ad minimum redigi onus, Ov M. 14, 149. In partic. Of goods, baggage, etc., a load, lading, freight, cargo: insula Delos, quo omnes undique cum mercibus atque oneribus commeabant, Cic. Imp. Pomp. 18, 55: onera afferuntur, Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 104: (naves) ad onera et ad multitudinem jumentorum transportandam paulo latiores, Caes. B. G. 5, 1, 2: jumentis onera deponere, loads, packs, id. B. C. 1, 80. Poet., the burden of the womb, the fœtus, embryo: gravidi ventris, Ov. Am. 2, 13, 1; id. F. 2, 452; id. H. 4, 58; Phaedr. 1, 18, 5. The excrements: ciborum onera reddere, Plin. 8, 27, 41, § 97: duri ventris solvere, Mart. 13, 29, 2. Trop A burden, in respect of property, i. e. a tax or an expense (usually in the plur.): municipium maximis oneribus pressum, Cic. Fam. 13, 7, 2: haec onera in dites a pauperibus inclinata, Liv. 1, 43: patria, Suet. Calig. 42: haerere in explicandis oneribus, id. Dom. 12 init.: oneribus novis turbantur provinciae, Tac. A. 4, 6. A load, burden, weight, charge, trouble, difficulty of any kind (so most freq. in Cic.; cf. molestia): magni sunt oneris; quicquid imponas, vehunt, capable of bearing great burdens, Plaut. Most. 3, 2, 95: quae (senectus) plerisque senibus sic odiosa est, ut onus se Aetnā gravius dicant sustinere, Cic. Sen. 2, 4: onus atque munus magnum, id. de Or. 1, 25, 116: hoc onus si vos adlevabitis, id. Rosc. Am. 4, 10: officii, id. ib.: probandi, the burden of proof, obligation to prove, Dig. 31, 1, 22; Cic. Rep. 1, 23, 37: oneri esse, to be a burden, Liv. 23, 43; Vulg. 2 Reg. 15, 33: neque eram nescius, quantis oneribus premerere susceptarum rerum, Cic. Fam. 5, 12, 2: epici carminis onera lyrā sustinere, Quint. 10, 1, 62. (Eccl. Lat.) The burden of a prophecy, the woes predicted against any one: Babylonis, Vulg. Isa. 13, 1: Tyri, id. ib. 23, 1.
With subj.gen.: Domini, Vulg. Jer. 23, 33: verbi Domini, id. Zach. 12, 1.
onusto
ŏnusto, āre, 1, v. a. onustus, to burden, load (only late Lat. and in Part. pass.): virgo reguli partu onustanda, Aug. Serm. 3 in Nat. Dom. 2. Verg.: nomen sollicitudinibus onustatum, Cassiod. H. E. 10, 33; Vulg. Judith, 15, 7.
onustus
ŏnustus (hŏnust-), a, um, adj. onus, loaded, laden, burdened, freighted, etc. (class.). Lit.: asellus onustus auro, Cic. Att. 1, 16, 12 (dub.): naves onustae frumento, id. Off. 3, 12: currus quinque liberis, Tac. A. 2, 41: magna vis camelorum onusta frumenti, id. ib. 15, 12. Transf. Filled, full, abounding in: ager praedā onustus, Sall. J. 87, 1: pharetrae telis, Tac. A. 12, 13. With gen.: auri, Plaut. Aul. 4, 2, 10. Full, satisfied with food (anteclass.): quia sum onusta mei ex sententiā, Plaut. Cist. 1, 2, 7; id. Merc. 4, 4, 6: corpus, overloaded, Lucr. 3, 113. Trop., loaded, burdened (ante-class.): omnes exegit foras onustos fustibus, Plaut. Aul. 3, 1, 7: corpus, burdened, weighed down with years, id. Men. 5, 2, 5: onustum pectus porto laetitiā lubentiāque, id. Stich. 2, 1, 3: fidicina dolis astutiisque, full of, id. Ep. 3, 2, 39: corpus hesternis vitiis, Hor. S. 2, 2, 77.
Sup.: carri onustissimi, Jul. Val. Res Gest. Alex. 2, 26, 14.
onychintinus
ŏnychintĭnus, v. onychitinus.
onychinus
ŏnychĭnus, a, um, adj., = ὀνύχινος. Of the color of the finger-nail, nail-colored: pira, Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 55: pruna, Col. 12, 10. Of the marble called onyx: lapis, Vulg. Gen. 2, 12.
As subst.: onychinus, the onyx, Vulg. Exod. 39, 13.
Transf., resembling the onyx (poet.) of the coating of ice on rivers: tegimen onychinum, Laev ap. Gell. 19, 7 fin.
Subst.: ŏnychĭna (sc. vasa), n. plur., vessels of onyx, Lampr. Heliog. 32.
onychipuncta
ŏnychĭpuncta, ae, f., a precious stone, called also jasponyx, Plin. 37, 9, 37, § 118 (al. onychi juncta).
onychitinus
ŏnȳchītĭnus, a, um, adj., = ὀνυχίτινος, of or belonging to onyx (post-class.): crustae (al. onychintinae), Sid. Ep. 9, 7.
onychitis
ŏnychītis, ĭdis, f., = ὀνυχῖτις, another name for onyx, Plin. 34, 10, 22, § 103.
onychius
ŏnychĭus, a, um, adj. onyx, of or belonging to onyx: onychius lapis, i. e. onyx, Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 10.
Onytes
Ŏnȳtes, is, m., the name of a Rutulian warrior, Verg. A. 12, 514.
onyx
ŏnyx, ychis, m. and f., = ὄνυξ (a fingernail; hence, from its color). Fem., a kind of yellowish marble, onyx, of which vessels of many kinds were made; it was also used for mlaying floors, Plin. 36, 7, 12, § 59: totāque effusus in aulā Calcabatur onyx, Luc. 10, 116; calcatusque tuo sub pede lucet onyx, Mart. 12, 50, 4. Masc., a vessel of onyx, an onyx-box: nardi parvus onyx, Hor. C. 4, 12, 17; murrheus, an ointment-box, Prop. 3, 8 (4, 9), 22; cf.: Syrio munere plenus onyx, id. 2, 10 (3, 5), 14.
In this signif. also as fem.: unguentum fuerat, quod onyx modo parva gerebat, Mart. 7, 94, 1. A yellowish precious stone, an onyx, Plin. 37, 6, 24, § 90 The female of a mussel of the scallop species, Plin. 32, 9, 32, § 103.