Venafrum
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Vĕnāfrum: i, n.,
I a very ancient town of the Samnites, celebrated for its olive-oil, now Venafro, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 63; Cato, R. R. 135; 136; Cic. Att. 7, 13, b, 7; id. Q. Fr. 3, 1, 2, § 3; Hor. C. 2, 6, 16; Mart. 13, 101, 1.— Hence,
A Vĕnāfer, fra, frum, adj., of or belonging to Venafrum: oleum, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 6.—
B Vĕnāfrānus, a, um, adj., of Venafrum, Venafran: agri, Hor. C. 3, 5, 55; Plin. 15, 2, 3, § 7.—Subst.: Vĕnāfrānum, i, n. (sc. oleum), Venafran-oil: ipse Venafrano piscem perfundit, Juv. 5, 86.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Vĕnāfrum,¹² ī, n., ville de Campanie, célèbre par ses oliviers (auj. Venafro) : Cic. Q. 3, 1, 3 ; Plin. 3, 63 || -frānus, a, um, de Vénafre : Hor. O. 3, 5, 55 || -fer, fra, frum, même sens : Varro R. 1, 2, 6 || -frānum, ī, n., huile du Vénafre : Juv. 5, 86.
