In ventrem

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Latin Construction

in ventrem.

  1. ‘Into a belly.’

Loci

  • αʹ Horace, Epodi 2:
nōn Āfr(a) ăvīs | dēscēndăt īn | vēntrēm mĕūm,
nōn āttăgēn | Ĭōnĭcūs
iūcūndĭōr | quām lēctă dē | pīnguīssĭmīs
ŏlīvă rā|mīs ārbŏrūm 		No guineafowl will sink into my belly—no Ionian francolin—more pleasantly than the olive picked from the thickest branches of the trees.
  • βʹ Vergil, Georgicon 4.121:
————— ————— ————— —— tōr|tūsquĕ pĕr And the twisting cucumber grows plump along the grass
  • γʹ Plautus, Captivi 4.2:
Mira edepol sunt, ni hic in ventrem sumpsit confidentiam. By Pollux, I wouldn't be surprised if this fellow's been swallowing some confidence.
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