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noun

Trīnā^crĭa

gen. Trīnā^criae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
= Τρινακρία (with three promontories)
the island of Sicily
the island of Sicily, Verg. A. 3, 440; 3, 582; Ov. P. 4, 15, 15; id. M. 5, 476; Just. 4, 2, 1.—Hence,
Trinacrian; Sicitian ••
Trīnā^-crĭus, a, um, adj., Trinacrian, Sicitian: Pachynus, Verg. A. 3, 429: Aetna, id. ib. 3, 554; also called Trinacria rupes, Cat. 68, 53: mare, Ov. F. 4, 287: unda, Verg. A. 3, 384: litus, id. ib. 1, 196: viri, id. ib. 5, 530: pubes, id. ib. 5, 450: equi, id. ib. 5, 573.—
adj. f; Trinacrian; Sicilian •
Trīnā^cris, ĭdis, adj. f., Trinacrian, Sicilian: terra, i. e. Trinacria or Sicily, Ov. F. 4, 420; also called Trinacris insula, id. M. 5, 347: Hybla, id. Tr. 5, 13, 22.—Subst.: Trīnăcris (sc. insula), the island of Trinacria, Sicily, Ov. P. 2, 10, 22.
Perseus ID: n49123 Key: Trinacria