hyacinthon
Dictionary entries
- Entry →hyacinthos, hyacinthi:
Masculine · Noun
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
iris; (prob. not hyacinth); sapphire; blue-dyed cloth (Souter);
acc. sg.
Examples
Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...minus ardet Alexin, forsitan et nostrum nunc Hyacinthon amat. I nunc et dubita uates an diligat ipsos, delicias..."Metamorphoses X
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...funestaque littera ducta est. nec genuisse pudet Sparten Hyacinthon: honorque durat in hoc aevi, celebrandaque more priorum annua..."
