the marriagebed

gĕnĭālis, e, adj. [Genius].

Of or belonging to generation or birth, nuptial, genial (cf.: genitalis, genetivus).

Adj.: lectum illum genialem, quem biennio ante filiae suae nubenti straverat, the bridal-bed (placed in the atrium, and dedicated to the genii of the married couple), Cic. Clu. 5, 14; cf.:

geniales proprie sunt lecti, qui sternuntur puellis nubentibus: dicti a generandis liberis,

Serv. Verg. A. 6, 603: genialis lectus qui nuptiis sternitur in honorem genii, unde et appellatus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 94 Müll.:

lectus,

Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 87:

torus,

Verg. A. 6, 603; Liv. 30, 12, 21; Plin. Pan. 8, 1:

pulvinar divae,

Cat. 64, 47.— Hence poet. transf.:

ducuntur raptae, genialis praeda, puellae,

Ov. A. A. 1, 125:

bella,

at a wedding, Stat. Ach. 1, 113:

sors genialis atque fecunda,

productive, Plin. 18, 24, 54, § 197; cf.:

in tantum abundante geniali copia pecudum,

id. 17, 9, 6, § 53.—

Subst.: gĕnĭālĭa, ium, n., the marriagebed, marriage:

genialibus alienis insultare,

Arn. 4, 144.—

Of or belonging to enjoyment, jovial, pleasant, delightful, joyousfestive, genial: scis enim, geniales homines ab antiquis appellatos, qui ad invitandum et largius apparandum cibum promptiores essent, Santra ap. Non. 117, 18:

festum,

Ov. F. 3, 523:

dies,

Juv. 4, 66:

hiems,

Verg. G. 1, 302:

uva,

Ov. M. 4, 14:

serta,

id. ib. 13, 929:

rus,

id. H. 19, 9; cf.:

arva Canopi,

id. Am. 2, 13, 7:

litus,

Stat. S. 4, 4, 51:

platanus,

i. e. under which festivals were celebrated, Ov. M. 10, 95:

Musa,

id. Am. 3, 15, 19:

divi,

i. e. Ceres and Bacchus, Stat. Th. 12, 618; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 95 Müll.:

vultus,

friendly, App. M. 11, p. 263.—Hence, adv.: gĕnĭālĭter (acc. to II.), jovially, merrily, genially:

festum genialiter egit,

Ov. M. 11, 95; App. M. 10, p. 246; Inscr. Grut. 823, 2.

gĕnĭālis, e, adj. [Genius].

Of or belonging to generation or birth, nuptial, genial (cf.: genitalis, genetivus).

Adj.: lectum illum genialem, quem biennio ante filiae suae nubenti straverat, the bridal-bed (placed in the atrium, and dedicated to the genii of the married couple), Cic. Clu. 5, 14; cf.:

geniales proprie sunt lecti, qui sternuntur puellis nubentibus: dicti a generandis liberis,

Serv. Verg. A. 6, 603: genialis lectus qui nuptiis sternitur in honorem genii, unde et appellatus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 94 Müll.:

lectus,

Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 87:

torus,

Verg. A. 6, 603; Liv. 30, 12, 21; Plin. Pan. 8, 1:

pulvinar divae,

Cat. 64, 47.— Hence poet. transf.:

ducuntur raptae, genialis praeda, puellae,

Ov. A. A. 1, 125:

bella,

at a wedding, Stat. Ach. 1, 113:

sors genialis atque fecunda,

productive, Plin. 18, 24, 54, § 197; cf.:

in tantum abundante geniali copia pecudum,

id. 17, 9, 6, § 53.—

Subst.: gĕnĭālĭa, ium, n., the marriagebed, marriage:

genialibus alienis insultare,

Arn. 4, 144.—

Of or belonging to enjoyment, jovial, pleasant, delightful, joyousfestive, genial: scis enim, geniales homines ab antiquis appellatos, qui ad invitandum et largius apparandum cibum promptiores essent, Santra ap. Non. 117, 18:

festum,

Ov. F. 3, 523:

dies,

Juv. 4, 66:

hiems,

Verg. G. 1, 302:

uva,

Ov. M. 4, 14:

serta,

id. ib. 13, 929:

rus,

id. H. 19, 9; cf.:

arva Canopi,

id. Am. 2, 13, 7:

litus,

Stat. S. 4, 4, 51:

platanus,

i. e. under which festivals were celebrated, Ov. M. 10, 95:

Musa,

id. Am. 3, 15, 19:

divi,

i. e. Ceres and Bacchus, Stat. Th. 12, 618; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 95 Müll.:

vultus,

friendly, App. M. 11, p. 263.—Hence, adv.: gĕnĭālĭter (acc. to II.), jovially, merrily, genially:

festum genialiter egit,

Ov. M. 11, 95; App. M. 10, p. 246; Inscr. Grut. 823, 2.