Phoenica, Phoenicae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Government
- Geography:
- Near East
Phoenicia; (coastal region of Syria);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | Phoenica | Phoenicae |
| Gen. | Phoenicae | Phoenicarum |
| Dat. | Phoenicae | Phoenicis |
| Acc. | Phoenicam | Phoenicas |
| Voc. | Phoenica | Phoenicae |
| Abl. | Phoenica | Phoenicis |
Examples
- M
Liber Quartus
Marcus Tullius Cicero from De Finibus
"...ille Poenulus - scis enim Citieos, clientes tuos, e Phoenica profectos -, homo igitur acutus, causam non optinens repugnante natura..." - P
Metamorphoses XV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...quae reparet seque ipsa reseminet, ales: Assyrii phoenica vocant; non fruge neque herbis, sed turis lacrimis et suco..." - P
Metamorphoses III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...totum spectes, geminas qui separat arctos. nec mora, Phoenicas, sive illi tela parabant sive fugam, sive ipse timor..." - P
Liber XI
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...saxis cernuntur), et litterarum semet inventores perhibent; inde Phoenicas, quia mari praepollebant, intulisse Graeciae gloriamque adeptos, tamquam reppererint..."