stŏmăchus, i, m., = στόμαχος.
I The gullet , the alimentary canal , oesophagus : linguam ad radices ejus (oris) haerens excipit stomachus, Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 135; Cels. 4, 1, § 6; 5, 26, n. 2, § 15.—
II Transf., the stomach (freq. and class.): eas cum stomachi calore concoxerit, Cic. N. D. 2, 49; Cels. 4, 5; Plin. 23, 1, 26, § 53: summum gulae fauces vocantur, extremum stomachus, id. 11, 37, 68, § 179: tendit (gula) ad stomachum, id. 11, 37, 66, § 176; Lucr. 4, 632; Hor. S. 2, 2, 18: stomachum fovere, Cels. 4, 5: movere, Plin. 13, 23, 44, § 127: comprimere, Cels. 4, 5 fin. : stomacho laborare, id. 1, 8: aestuans, id. 1, 3: aeger, Hor. S. 2, 2, 43: dissolutus, Plin. 23, 1, 26, § 53: fortiores stomachi, id. 32, 7, 26, § 80: marcens, Suet. Calig. 58: corpora, quae stomacho praebent incendia nostro, Lucr. 4, 872: qualia lassum Pervellunt stomachum, Hor. S. 2, 8, 9; Juv. 6, 100.—
III Trop.
1 Taste , liking (class.): ludi non tui stomachi, Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 2: nosti stomachi mei fastidium, id. ib. 2, 16, 2: stomacho esse languenti, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 13, 2: in hoc agello stomachum multa sollicitant, vicinitas urbis, opportunitas viae, modus ruris, Plin. Ep. 1, 24, 3.—
2 Bonus stomachus, good digestion; hence, peace , rest , quiet , good-humor : bono sane stomacho contenti, Quint. 2, 3, 3; cf. id. 6, 3, 93: adversus quos difficile cottidie habere bonum stomachum, Mart. 12, praef.—
3 Distaste , dislike to any thing; hence, displeasure , irritation , vexation , chagrin concerning any thing (freq., esp. in Cic.): locus ille animi nostri, stomachus ubi habitat, Cic. Att. 4, 16, 10; cf. id. ib. 15, 15, 2: consuetudo diurna callum jam obduxit stomacho meo, id. Fam. 9, 2, 3: bile et stomacho aliquid fingere, Suet. Tib. 59 fin. : clamore ac stomacho non queo labori suppeditare, Plaut. As. 2, 4, 17: homo exarsit iracundiā ac stomacho, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 20, § 48: epistula plena stomachi et querelarum, id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 1: ne in me stomachum erumpant, cum sint tibi irati, id. Att. 16, 3, 1: in stomacho ridere, id. Fam. 2, 16, 7: risum magis quam stomachum movere, id. Att. 6, 3, 7: stomachum movere alicui, id. Mur. 13, 28; for which: stomachum facere alicui, id. Att. 5, 11, 2; id. Fam. 1, 9, 10: quae tum mihi majori stomacho, quam ipsi Quinto, fuerunt, id. Att. 5, 1, 4; id. Q. Fr. 3, 5, 2: intelleges eam (fortitudinem) stomacho non egere, id. Tusc. 4, 24, 53: summo cum labore, stomacho miseriāque erudiit, id. Rosc. Com. 11, 31: nec gravem Pelidae stomachum cedere nescii Conamur (scribere), Hor. C. 1, 6, 6.—In jest, for the contrary affection: Cicero reddens rationem, cur illa C. Caesaris tempora tam patienter toleraret, Haec aut animo Catonis ferenda sunt, aut Ciceronis stomacho, i. e. with his patience , endurance , Cic. Fragm. ap. Quint. 6, 3, 102.