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..."- G
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..."
