chia
Dictionary entries
- Entry →chia, chiae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Rare
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
Chian fig; (Chios/Chius island in Aegean off Ionia);
abl. sg.nom. sg.voc. sg. - Entry →chium, chii:
Neuter · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Pliny
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
small single seed of Alpine Raetic grape; Chian wine;
acc. pl.nom. pl.voc. pl. - Entry →Chius, Chia, Chium:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
Chian, of Chios; of Chian wine; characteristic/suggestive of Chios, luxurious;
abl. sg. (f.)acc. pl. (n.)nom. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (n.)voc. sg. (f.)voc. pl. (n.)
Examples
Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...potanti me tibi nectar ero. XXIII. Ficus Chiae. Chia seni similis Baccho, quem Setia misit, ipsa merum secum..."Liber XII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Chiam volo, nolo mariscam: Ne dubites quae sit Chia, marisca tua est. Scire suos fines matrona et femina..."Liber VII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...dato fatuasque mariscas: nam mihi, quae nouit pungere, Chia sapit. Apollinarem conueni meum, scazon, et si uacabit..."
