noun

Massȳli

gen. ōrum · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

= Μασσύλιοι

a people in Africa, to the east of the •

a people in Africa, to the east of the Massaesyli, Plin. 5, 4, 4, § 30; Verg. A. 6, 60; Sil. 4, 512; 16, 171; Prud. στεφ. 4, 46; called Maesuli, Liv. 24, 48, 13.—Hence,

adj., of; belonging to the Massyli, Massylian;; African poetic •

Massȳ-lus and Massȳlĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Massyli, Massylian; poet. for African: Massyli equites, Verg. A. 4, 132: serpens, that guarded the orchards of the Hesperides, Mart. 10, 94, 1: Massylia signa, Sil. 16, 184.—

belonging to the Massylians, Massylian

Massȳlaeus or Mas-sylēus, a, um, adj., = Μασσυλαῖος or Μασσυλεῖος, of or belonging to the Massylians, Massylian, Mart. 9, 23, 14.

Perseus ID: n28154 Key: Massyli