absinthia
Dictionary entries
- Entry →absinthius, absinthia, absinthium:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Agriculture
containing wormwood (e.g., wine); (often mixed with honey to mask taste);
abl. sg. (f.)acc. pl. (n.)nom. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (n.)voc. sg. (f.)voc. pl. (n.) - Entry →absinthium, absinthi(i):
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
wormwood, absinthe, infusion/tincture of wormwood (often mixed with honey);
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl. - Entry →absinthium, absinthii:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wormwood, absinthe, infusion/tincture of wormwood (often mixed with honey);
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Liber I
Aulus Gellius
"...Lucreti haec sunt: dilutaque contra cum tuimur misceri absinthia, tangit amaror. Non verba autem sola, sed versus prope..."Liber VI
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...mare versamur propter, dilutaque contra cum tuimur misceri absinthia, tangit amaror. usque adeo omnibus ab rebus res quaeque..."Liber IV
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...nulla ratione videtur; nam vel uti pueris absinthia taetra medentes cum dare conantur, prius oras pocula circum contingunt..."Liber I
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...nulla ratione videtur; sed vel uti pueris absinthia taetra medentes cum dare conantur, prius oras pocula circum contingunt..."Liber III
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...notum, similitudine utitur: ac veluti pueris absinthia taetra medentes cum dare conantur, prius oras pocula circum adspirant mellis..."
