myrteus
Κενῆς δὲ δόξης οὐδὲν ἀθλιώτερον → Nihil est inani gloria infelicius → Als leerer Ruhm jedoch ist nichts unseliger
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
myrtĕus: (murtĕus), a, um, adj. id.,
I of or belonging to myrtles, myrtle-.
I Lit.: myrtea silva, Verg. A. 6, 443: corona, Val. Max. 3, 6, 5; cf.: myrtea corona (Papirius) usus est, quod Sardos in campis Myrteis superāsset, Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll.: oleum, Plin. 23, 4, 45, § 88.—Also, absol.: myr-tĕum, i, n., myrtle-oil, Cels. 2, 33: vinum, Plin. 26, 11, 74, § 121.—
II Transf.
A Furnished or adorned with myrtle: coma, Tib. 3, 4, 28.—
B Myrtle-colored, chestnutbrown: gausapila, Petr. 21.—
C Olea murtea, a kind of olive-tree, Col. 5, 8, 4.—
D Subst.: Myrtĕa, ae, f., the goddess to whom the myrtle is sacred, i. e. Venus, Plin. 15, 29, 36, § 121.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
myrtĕus¹³ (mur-), a, um, de myrte, fait avec du myrte : Virg. En. 6, 443 ; Plin. 23, 88.
Latin > German (Georges)
myrteus, a, um, s. murteus.
