lesbios
Dictionary entries
- Entry →Lesbius, Lesbia, Lesbium:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Geography:
- Greece
Lesbian, of Lesbos (Aegean island); type of sculptured decoration;; lesbian, tribade; (woman who engages in sexual activity with other women);
acc. pl. (m.)
Examples
- T
Poenulus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...COLL. Is, leno, viam. LYC. Vbi tu Leucadio, Lesbio, Thasio, Chio, vetustate vino edentulo aetatem inriges..." - T
Miles Gloriosus
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...scio obtigisse hoc, nisi duobus, tibi et Phaoni Lesbio, tam mulier se ut amaret. Acr. Eo intro..." - A
Liber XIII
Aulus Gellius
"...degustato:"utrumque" inquit "oppido bonum, sed hedion ho Lesbios. X. Id ubi dixit, nemini fuit dubium, quin lepide..."
