Lavinium
ἐπεὰν νῶτον ὑὸς δελεάσῃ περὶ ἄγκιστρον, μετιεῖ ἐς μέσον τὸν ποταμόν, ὁ κροκόδειλος ἵεται κατὰ τὴν φωνήν, ἐντυχὼν δὲ τῷ νώτῳ καταπίνει → when he has baited a hog's back onto a hook, he throws it into the middle of the river, ... the crocodile lunges toward the voice of a squealing piglet, and having come upon the hogback, swallows it
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Λαβίνιον, τό.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Lāvīnĭum: ĭi, n.,
I a city of Latium, near the sea-coast, six Roman miles distant from Laurentum, founded by Æneas in honor of his wife Lavinia, now Pratica, Liv. 1, 1, 11; Varr. L. L. 5, § 144 Müll.; id. R. R. 2, 4, 18; Ov. M. 15, 728; Juv. 12, 71.—
II Hence,
A Lāvīnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Lavinium, Lavinian: arva, Verg. A. 4, 236: litora, id. ib. 1, 2; Prop. 2, 25 (3, 32), 64.—
B Lāvīnĭenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Lavinium, Lavinians, Varr. R. R. 2, 4, 18.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Lāvīnĭum,¹² ĭī, Liv. 1, 1, 11 ; Ov. M. 15, 728 et Lāvīnum, ī, n., Juv. 12, 71, ville fondée par Énée dans le Latium [auj. Pratica]
