chiae
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);
dat. sg.gen. sg.loc. sg.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;
dat. sg. (f.)gen. sg. (f.)nom. pl. (f.)voc. pl. (f.)
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..."- P
Metamorphoses III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...domos et portus puppibus aptos. forte petens Delum Chiae telluris ad oras adplicor et dextris adducor litora remis..."
