spionia
Latin
Alternative forms
- spinea
Etymology
Unknown etymology, perhaps a Mediterranean or Aegean word. Suggested connections include Welsh ffion (“purple foxglove”).
Noun
spiōnia f (genitive spiōniae); first declension
- a variety of grapevine, resistant to wet conditions and distinguished by its large grapes
- 4 CE – c. 70 CE, Columella, De Re Rustica 3.2.27:
- ut spionia dapsilis musto sed amplitudine magis uvarum quam numero fertilis
- […] the spionia grape abundant in must but rich in the size rather than the number of its grapes
- ut spionia dapsilis musto sed amplitudine magis uvarum quam numero fertilis
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | spiōnia | spiōniae |
Genitive | spiōniae | spiōniārum |
Dative | spiōniae | spiōniīs |
Accusative | spiōniam | spiōniās |
Ablative | spiōniā | spiōniīs |
Vocative | spiōnia | spiōniae |
References
- spionia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- spionia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette