noun · neutersecond declension
convīcium
convīcium n (genitive convīciī or convīcī)
Meaning
- clamour, outcry
- censure, reproof, scorn
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
clāmor maledīcēnsconvīcium -ī (n) — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 9, 14, 16, 24
verbum dūrum, contumēliaconvīcium -ī (n) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 4, 13
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Maledictum · Probrum · Convicium
Maledictum is any utterance of what is injurious to another, whether to bring him ill-luck by cursing, or disgrace by verbal injuries, like κακηγορία; probrum (from προφέρω) an invective, like ὄνειδος, consisting of attacks and assertions wounding the honor of another; convicium (καταικία) the abusive word, like λοιδορία, consisting of single words and appellations wounding the honor of another. For example, fur! is a convicium, fur es, a probrum; each of them a maledictum. (iv. 198.)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | convīcium convītium | convīcia convītia |
| genitive | convīciī convīcī, convītī, convītiī | convīciōrum convītiōrum |
| dative | convīciō convītiō | convīciīs convītiīs |
| accusative | convīcium convītium | convīcia convītia |
| ablative | convīciō convītiō | convīciīs convītiīs |
| vocative | convīcium convītium | convīcia convītia |
con-vīcĭum (less correctly, acc. to Brambach, convītĭum, but preferred by B. and K., and by recent editors of Plaut. and Ter.), ii, n. most prob. kindr. with vox; cf. Dig. 47, 10, 15, § 4; Paul. ex Fest. p. 41, 20,
I. a loud noise, a cry, clamor, outcry (class.).
I. In gen.:
ne clamorem hic facias neu convitium, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 8, 33; cf.: erant autem convivia non illo silentio ... sed cum maximo clamore atque convitio, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 28: facere, Ter. Ad. 2, 1, 26 Ruhnk.: cantorum, Cic. Sest. 55, 118: mulierum, id. Fragm. ap. Aquil. Rom. p. 144 (187 Frotsch.): humanae linguae, Ov. M. 11, 601.—Of frogs (with clamor), Phaedr. 1, 6, 5; Col. 10, 12. —Of the cicadæ, Phaedr. 3, 16, 3.—II. In partic.
A. The sound of wrangling, the cry of altercation or contention:
ubi et animus ex hoc forensi strepitu reficiatur et aures convitio defessae conquiescant, Cic. Arch. 6, 12.—B. An urgent, clamorous importunity:
epistulam hanc convitio efflagitarunt codicilli tui, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 11, 1; imitated by Quint. Ep. ad Tryph. 1; cf. also id. ib. 4, 5, 10.—C. A loud, violent disapprobation or contradiction:
omnium vestrum, Cic. Ac. 2, 40, 125: senatūs, id. Pis. 26, 63.— Most freq., D. Loud, violent reproaching, abuse, reviling, insult: maledictio nihil habet propositi praeter contumeliam: quae si petulantius jactatur, convitium; si facetius urbanitas nominatur, Cic. Cael. 3, 6: Pompeius apud populum ... cum pro Milone diceret, clamore convitioque jactatus est. id. Fam. 1, 5, b, 1:
cum ei magnum convitium fieret cuncto a senatu, id. ib. 10, 16, 1: alicui convitium facere, id. Att. 1, 14, 5 bis; Plaut. Merc. 2, 1, 11; Cic. Off. 3, 21, 83; Liv. 3, 48, 1; Sen. Ep. 15, 8; id. Ben. 7, 25, 2; Quint. 4, 2, 27; 6, 2, 16 al.; Hor. S. 1, 5, 11; Ov. M. 6, 210 et saep.—2. Of inanim. subjects:
aurium, censure, reproof, correction, Cic. Or. 48, 160: tacitum cogitationis, in thought, Q. Cic. ap. Cic. Fam. 16, 26, 1: cave ne eosdem illos libellos ... convicio scazontes extorqueant, Plin. Ep. 5, 11, 2.— III. Meton.
A. The object of reproach:
convitium tot me annos jam se pascere, Plaut. Merc. prol. 55.—B. Of mockingbirds:
nemorum convicia, picae, Ov. M. 5, 676.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
convīcium (not-vītium), ī, n
com-+VOC-, a loud noise, cry, clamor, outcry: cum maximo convitio: alcui fit a senatu: cantorum: Humanae convicia linguae, utterances, O.—Of frogs, Ph.— Wrangling, altercation, contention: aures convitio defessae.—Importunity: alqd convitio efflagitare. —A violent disapprobation, contradiction: omnium vestrum: grave: senatūs.—Reproach, abuse, reviling, insult: scurrae: convicio consulis correpti, Cs.: acerbior in conviciis, Ta.: pueris convicia Ingerere, H.: transire a conviciis ad tela, Ta.: nemorum convicia, picae, scolds, O.
Origins
Etymology disputed. According to one theory, from con- + vōx, but considered untenable for morphological reasons. Leumann suggests a denominal of *convīcī (“house-mates”). De Vaan finds this etymology farfetched and finds a connection with vinciō (“to tie”) much more likely.
Descendants
- Portugueseconvício
- Spanishconvicio