syrio
Dictionary entries
- Entry →Syrius, Syrii:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Geography:
- Near East
Syrian, of Syria; (name of a variety of dark-skinned pear);
abl. sg.dat. sg.
Examples
Liber IV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Pontiae lagonam, iratum calicem mihi Metili: iuro per Syrios tibi tumores, iuro per Berecyntios furores. Quid dixi tamen..."Poems
Gaius Valerius Catullus from Catullus' Poems
"...iacere noctes nequiquam tacitum cubile clamat sertis ac Syrio fragrans olivo, pulvinusque peraeque et hic et ille attritus..."
