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..."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..."
