cassia, cassiae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Agriculture
cinnamon (Cinnamomum tree/bark/spice); aromatic shrub (mezereon or marjoram?);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cassia | cassiae |
| Gen. | cassiae | cassiarum |
| Dat. | cassiae | cassiis |
| Acc. | cassiam | cassias |
| Voc. | cassia | cassiae |
| Abl. | cassia | cassiis |
Examples
- T
Liber II
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...consecravisse; signum inde factum esse et inscriptum, "ex Cassia familia datum." Invenio apud quosdam, idque propius fidem..." - P
Liber XII
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...hostis ingrueret: ita dignum maioribus suis et familia Cassia per illas quoque gentis celebrata. igitur excitis quorum..." - P
Liber XI
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...gentium appellaverant, exhaustis etiam quas dictator Caesar lege Cassia et princeps Augustus lege Saenia sublegere; laetaque haec..."