I. A blowing or breathing on, a breeze, blast, breath, etc., as of the wind, men, or animals: “afflatusex terrā mentem ita movens ut, etc.,” Cic. Div. 2, 57, 117: “adflatu nocent,” by the effluvia, Ov. M. 7, 551: “ambusti adflatu vaporis,” Liv. 28, 23: “ignes caelestes adussisse levi adflatu vestimenta,” id. 39, 22: “Favonii,” Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 57: “noxius,” id. 4, 12, 26 al. —Of animals: “frondes adflatibus (apri) ardent,” by his breath, Ov. M. 8, 289: “serpentis,” Stat. Th. 5, 527: “polypus adflatu terribili canes agebat,” Plin. 9, 30, 48, § 92.—And of the aspiration in speech: Boeotii sine adflatu vocant collīs Tebas, i. e. without the h, Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 6.—
afflātus (adf- ), ūs, m. afflo.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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