hyacinthus, hyacinthi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
iris; (prob. not hyacinth); sapphire; blue-dyed cloth (Souter);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | hyacinthus | hyacinthi |
| Gen. | hyacinthi | hyacinthorum |
| Dat. | hyacintho | hyacinthis |
| Acc. | hyacinthum | hyacinthos |
| Voc. | hyacinthe | hyacinthi |
| Abl. | hyacintho | hyacinthis |
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...lacertae Parce: cupit digitis illa perire tuis. CLXXIII Hyacinthus in tabula pictus. Flectit ab inviso morientia lumina disco..."Ecloga III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...apud me munera sunt, lauri et suave rubens hyacinthus. Damoetas Malo me Galatea petit, lasciva puella, et fugit..."