noun · femininefirst declension
saliunca
saliunca f (genitive saliuncae)
Meaning
- femininenard (plant or aromatic ointment)
Lenta salix quantum pallenti cedit olivae, puniceis humilis quantum saliunca rosetis,
As pliant willow bows before the pale olive tree, as the nard does before the rose so red, so, as I reckon, Amyntas yields to you.c. 41 BCE – 39 BCE, Vergilius, Eclogae 5.16–18Illa quoque non omittenda differentia est, et odoratorum multa nihil adtinere ad coronamenta, ut irim atque saliuncam, quamquam nobilissimi odoris utramque.
This distinction is too not to be overlooked, that many a fragrant flower is not to be used in garland-making, as for the iris and the nard, although either of them gives out an exquisite odor.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 21.19
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | saliunca | saliuncae |
| genitive | saliuncae | saliuncārum |
| dative | saliuncae | saliuncīs |
| accusative | saliuncam | saliuncās |
| ablative | saliuncā | saliuncīs |
| vocative | saliunca | saliuncae |
sălĭunca, ae, f.,
I. an odoriferous plant, the wild or Celtic nard: Valeriana Celtica, Linn.; Plin. 21, 7, 20, § 43; Verg. E. 5, 17; Scrib. Comp. 195; 258; Vulg. Isa. 55, 13.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
saliunca ae, f
a scented plant, wild nard, V.
Origins
Unknown, probably borrowed from a neighboring language.