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soporus

soporus, of sleep, sleep-bringing, causing sleep

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

sopōrus, a, um: adj. (sopor), sleep-bringing, drowsy, 6.390.
sŏpōrus, a, um, adj. [sopor] (poet.), of or belonging to sleep, i. e.,
  • I Sleep-bringing, causing sleep: Nox, Verg. A. 6, 390; Luc. 2, 236; Stat. Th. 1, 403: soporae pennae (Somni), Sil. 10, 354: amnis, i. e. Lethe, id. 13, 856.—
  • II Heavy with sleep, drowsy, dozy: dapibus vinoque soporus, Val. Fl. 2, 222.

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