Lewis Short
Cydōnĭa | Cydōnēa, ōnis | Cydon, a, um | Cydō-nĭus, ōrum | cydōnĭa, ii | cŏtōnĭa, i | cŏtōnĕa, a, um | cydōnĭus, ae | cydōnĕum, ae | Cy-dōnēus, ārum | Cydōnītes | Cy-dōnītes | Cydōnĭātae (noun F.m.n.f.n.m.m) : or , , , = Κυδωνία
* An ancient and celebrated town on the north coast of Crete, now Canea, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59 Sillig N. cr.; Flor. 3, 7, 4.
* Hence
* A Cydonian, Verg. A. 12, 858.
* A son of Phorcus, Verg. A. 10, 325.—In plur., Luc. 7, 229.
* Adj., Cydonian: spicula, poet. for Cretan, Verg. E. 10, 59; cf. arcus,Hor. C. 4, 9, 17.—So esp. freq. Cydonia (and Latinized cotonia, cotonea) mala; also absol.: (, ), , , a quince or quince-apple, Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37; Col. 5, 10, 19; Macr. S. 7, 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 59; Col. 12, 47, 1; Prop. 3 (4), 13, 27.—Cydonia arbor, or absol.: , , , a quince-tree, Pall. Febr. 25, 21; 25, 20; id. Insit. 99 al.—, , , quincejuice, quince-wine, Dig. 33, 6, 9.
* Adj., Cydonian: juvencae,Ov. A. A. 1, 293: pharetrae, poet. for Cretan, id. M. 8, 22: sagittae,Stat. Th. 7, 339: harundo,Sil. 10, 261.
* Adj., Cydonian: vites,Col. 3, 2, 2.—Subst.: , , (sc. οἶνος), quince-wine (cf. B. fin.), Pall. Oct. 20.
* The inhabitants of Cydonia, Liv. 37, 60, 3; Plin. 8, 58, 83, § 228.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary