noun · femininefirst declension
sambūcistria
sambūcistria f (genitive sambūcistriae)
Classical[sam.buːˈkɪs.tri.a]Ecclesiastical[sam.buˈt͡ʃis.tri.a]
Meaning
- A female sambuca player.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sambūcistria | sambūcistriae |
| genitive | sambūcistriae | sambūcistriārum |
| dative | sambūcistriae | sambūcistriīs |
| accusative | sambūcistriam | sambūcistriās |
| ablative | sambūcistriā | sambūcistriīs |
| vocative | sambūcistria | sambūcistriae |
sambūcistrĭa (sambȳc-), ae, f., = σαμβυκίστρια,
I. a woman that plays on the sambuca (with psaltria), Liv. 39, 6; Arn. 2, n. 42; cf. Fest. pp. 324 and 325 Müll., and v. sambucina.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
sambūcistria ae, f
, σαμβυκίστρια, a female harpist, L.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σαμβυκίστρια (sambukístria).