Ŏăsis
Ŏăsis, is, f., = Ὄασις [orig. a Coptic word], an inhabited spot, a fertile piece of land in the Libyan desert, an oasis; esp. the great oasis in Upper Egypt, to which criminals were banished by the emperors, Cod. Just. 9, 47, 26; Dig. 48, 22, 7, § 5.— Hence, ŏăsēnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Oasis: Oasena deportatio, Cod. Th. 9, 32.— ŏăsītes, ae, m., adj., of or belonging to Oasis, Oasite: Oasitae nomi, Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 50.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
ŏăsis
Headword (normalized/stripped):
oasis
Intro Text:
Ŏăsis, is, f., = Ὄασις [orig. a Coptic word], an inhabited spot, a fertile piece of land in the Libyan desert, an oasis; esp. the great oasis in Upper Egypt, to which criminals were banished by the emperors, Cod. Just. 9, 47, 26; Dig. 48, 22, 7, § 5.— Hence, ŏăsēnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Oasis: Oasena deportatio, Cod. Th. 9, 32.— ŏăsītes, ae, m., adj., of or belonging to Oasis, Oasite: Oasitae nomi, Plin. 5, 9, 9, § 50.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n31562
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