proper noun · femininefirst declension
Ascra
Ascra f sg (genitive Ascrae)
Classical[ˈas.kra]Ecclesiastical[ˈas.kra]
Meaning
- femininesingularAn ancient town in Boeotia which was the home of the poet Hesiod
Amor...iussit et Ascraeum sic habitare nemus.
Love... ordered me thus to inhabit the groves of Ascra.c. 24 BCE, Sextus Propertius, Elegies 2.13.4
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ascra | — |
| genitive | Ascrae | — |
| dative | Ascrae | — |
| accusative | Ascram | — |
| ablative | Ascrā | — |
| vocative | Ascra | — |
| locative | Ascrae | — |
Ascra, ae, f., = Ἄσκρα.
I. A village in Bœotia, near Mount Helicon, the birthplace of Hesiod, Ov. P. 4, 14, 31.—Hence,
II. As-craeus, a, um, adj., = Ἀσκραῖος.
A. Ascrœan:
nemus, Prop. 2, 13, 4: poëta, i. e. Hesiod, id. 2, 34, 77: senex, the same, Verg. E. 6, 70.—Also subst.: Ascraeus, i, m., Hesiod, Ov. Am. 1, 15, 11.—B. Of or pertaining to Hesiod:
carmen, i. e. rural, Verg. G. 2, 176; Col. 10, 436: boves, which Hesiod pastured, Ov. F. 6, 14.—C. Of Helicon, Heliconian:
fontes, Prop. 2, 10, 25.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄσκρα (Áskra).