Berytus

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Bērȳtus: (Bērytus, Avien. Descr. Orb. Terr. 1080; cf. Wernsdorf poet. Lat. Min. V. p. 1103), i, f., = Βηρῦτός,
I a seaport town of Phœnicia, distinguished for its excellent wine; as a Roman colony, called Felix Julia, now Beirout, Plin. 5, 20, 17, § 78; Tac. H. 2, 81; Dig. 5, 15, 8; Prisc. Perieg. p. 853.—Hence,
II Derivv.
   A Bērȳtĭus (Bērytĭus, Aus. Praef. ad Syagr. 20), a, um, adj., of Berytus: vinum, Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 74: uva, id. 15, 17, 18, § 66.—
   B Bērȳtensis, e, adj., Berytensian, of Berytus: colonia, Dig. 50, 15, 1, § 1; and Bērȳtenses, ium, m., the inhabitants of Berytus, Inscr. Orell. 1246; Cod. 1, 17, 2, § 9.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Bērytŭs¹⁶ (-ŏs), ī, f., port de la Phénicie, auj. Beyrouth : Plin. 5, 78 ; Tac. H. 2, 81