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capnias

From LSJ

Cras amet qui numquam amavit quique amavit cras amet → May he love tomorrow who has never loved before; And may he who has loved, love tomorrow as well.

Pervigilium Veneris

Latin > English

capnias capniae N M :: smoky specimen/variety of some precious stone; smoky topaz (L+S); kind of wine

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

capnĭas: ae, m., = καπνίας, smoky.
I (Sc. οἶνος.) A kind of wine, Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 39.—
II A precious stone of a smoky hue, of several varieties.
   A A kind of jasper, Plin. 37, 9, 37, § 118 (called, id. 37, 10, 56, § 151, capnitis = καπνίτης).—
   B A kind of chrysolite; prob. our smoky topaz, Plin. 37, 9, 44, § 128.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

capnĭas, æ, (καπνίας), m., sorte de jaspe brun : Plin. 37, 118 || espèce de chrysolithe enfumée : Plin. 37, 128.

Latin > German (Georges)

capniās, ae, m. (καπνίας, rauchig), ein rauchfarbiger Edelstein von mehreren Arten: I) eine Jaspisart, Plin. 37, 118 (Plin. 37, 151 capnitis = καπνιτις gen.). – II) eine Art Chrysolith, sehr wahrsch. unser Rauchtopas, Plin. 37, 128.

Latin > Chinese

capnias, ae. m. :: 灰色玉石