asyla
Dictionary entries
- Entry →asyla, asylae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Pliny
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
unidentified plant;
abl. sg.nom. sg.voc. sg. - Entry →asylum, asyli:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
place of refuge, asylum, sanctuary; place for relaxation/recuperation, retreat;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl.
Examples
Liber XXXV
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...iure sancto quo sunt templa quae asyla Graeci appellant, et nondum aut indicto bello aut ita commisso..."Liber III
Publius Cornelius Tacitus from ANNALES
"...crebrescebat enim Graecas per urbes licentia atque impunitas asyla statuendi; complebantur templa pessimis servitiorum; eodem subsidio obaerati adversum..."
