proper noun · femininefirst declension
Mȳsia
Mȳsia f sg (genitive Mȳsiae)
Meaning
- Mysia (a region of Asia Minor)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Mȳsia | — |
| genitive | Mȳsiae | — |
| dative | Mȳsiae | — |
| accusative | Mȳsiam | — |
| ablative | Mȳsiā | — |
| vocative | Mȳsia | — |
Mȳsĭa, ae, f., = Μυσία,
I. a country of Asia Minor, divided into Lesser Mysia, on the Hellespont, and Greater Mysia, on the Ægean Sea, Mel. 1, 18, 1; Plin. 5, 32, 40, § 143; Cic. Or. 8, 25; Luc. 3, 203; Inscr. Orell. 2274; 3664.—
II. Derivv.
A. Mȳ-sĭcus, a, um, adj., for Mysius, Mysian (post-Aug.):
scammonium, Plin. 26, 8, 38, § 60.—B. Mȳsĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Mysia, Mysian (class.):
homo, Cic. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 6.—C. Mȳsus, a, um, adj., = Μυσός, of or belonging to Mysia, Mysian:
Mysus juvenis, i. e. Telephus, king of Mysia, Prop. 2, 1, 65: dux, the same, Ov. P. 2, 2, 26: Căīcus, id. M. 15, 277.—Subst.: Mysus aut Phryx, Cic. Or. 8, 27; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 6, § 19.—In plur.: Mȳsi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Mysia, the Mysians: si quis despicatui ducitur, ut Mysorum ultimus esse dicatur, Cic. Fl. 27, 65; Liv. 37, 40, 8; Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 125.Origins
From Ancient Greek Μυσία (Musía).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
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