cinyra, cinyrae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Age:
- Late
- Field:
- Arts
lyre, ten-stringed instrument;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | cinyra | cinyrae |
| Gen. | cinyrae | cinyrarum |
| Dat. | cinyrae | cinyris |
| Acc. | cinyram | cinyras |
| Voc. | cinyra | cinyrae |
| Abl. | cinyra | cinyris |
Examples
Metamorphoses X
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...sine prole fuisset, inter felices Cinyras potuisset haberi. dira canam; procul hinc natae, procul este parente..."Liber II
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from HISTORIAE
"...deae nomen id perhibent. fama recentior tradit a Cinyra sacratum templum deamque ipsam conceptam mari huc adpulsam..."