hyacinthus
Dictionary entries
- Entry →hyacinthus, hyacinthi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
iris; (prob. not hyacinth); sapphire; blue-dyed cloth (Souter);
nom. sg.
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...lacertae Parce: cupit digitis illa perire tuis. CLXXIII Hyacinthus in tabula pictus. Flectit ab inviso morientia lumina disco..."- P
Ecloga III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...apud me munera sunt, lauri et suave rubens hyacinthus. Damoetas Malo me Galatea petit, lasciva puella, et fugit..."
