anthedon, anthedonis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Pliny
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Agriculture
- Geography:
- Greece
species of medlar-tree, Greek medlar (Mespilus tanacet);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | anthedon | anthedones |
| Gen. | anthedonis | anthedonum, anthedonium |
| Dat. | anthedoni | anthedonibus |
| Acc. | anthedonem | anthedones |
| Voc. | anthedon | anthedones |
| Abl. | anthedone | anthedonibus |
Examples
Liber Septimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...meatu Euripum, qua noster, habent teque, ultima tractu Anthedon, ubi gramineo de litore Glaucus poscentes inrupit aquas..."- P
Metamorphoses VII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...aliquid iuncosaque litora Boebes; carpsit et Euboica vivax Anthedone gramen, nondum mutato vulgatum corpore Glauci. Et iam nona..."