Samnium

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Samnĭum: ii, n. contr. from Sabinium, from Sabini: ab Sabinis orti Samnites, Varr. L. L. 7, § 29 Müll.,
I an ancient country of Italy, in the neighborhood of Latium, whose inhabitants were an offshoot from the Sabines, Liv. 7, 32; Cic. Clu. 69, 197; id. Att. 14, 20, 2; 16, 11, 6; id. Rep. 3, 7 al.—Hence,
   A Samnīs (collat. form of the nom. Samnītis, Cato ap. Prisc. p. 762; Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 515), ītis, adj., of or belonging to Samnium, Samnite: ager, Liv. 24, 20: exercitus, id. 10, 16 fin.: bellum, Plin. 34, 6, 12, § 26: ursae, Sil. 4, 560: habitator Samnitis (terrae), Prud. στεφ. 11, 207.— Subst., in plur.: Samnītes, ĭum (gen. Samnitum, Cic. de Or. 2, 79; but cf. Samnitium, id. ib. 3, 23 Orell. N. cr.; and so usu. and very freq. in Liv., Plin., and Tac.), m., the inhabitants of Samnium, the Samnites, Varr. L. L. 7, 3, 86 fin.; Liv. 7, 19; 7, 29 sq.; 8, 1 sq.; 9, 1 sq.; Cic. Off. 1, 12, 38; 3, 30, 109; id. Sen. 16, 55 al.—Gr. acc. Samnităs, Flor. 1, 16, 7; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 34, § 6.—In sing.: Samnīs, ītis, m., collect., the Samnites, Liv. 10, 35; Luc. 2, 137.—
   2    Transf., the name of Samnites was also given to a class of gladiators who were armed with Samnite weapons, Varr. L. L. 5, § 142 Müll.; Plin. 7, 20, 19, § 81; Liv. 9, 40; Cic. de Or. 2, 80, 325; 3, 23, 86; Inscr. Orell. 2569.—So in sing.: Samnīs, Lucil. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 17, 41; and ap. de Or. 3, 23, 86.—
   B Samnītĭcus, a, um, adj., Samnite: bellum, Suet. Vit. 1; Flor. 1, 16, 2: vasa, Capitol. Pertin. 8.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Samnĭum,⁷ ĭī, n., le Samnium [contrée d’Italie] : Cic. Clu. 197 ; Liv. 7, 32 || -nīs (-nītis Cat. d. Prisc. Gramm. 7, 61 ), ītis, adj., du Samnium, Samnite : Liv. 24, 20, 4 || subst. m. sing. Liv. 10, 35, Samnite || -nītēs, ĭum, m., Samnites : Cic. Off. 1, 38 ; CM 55, etc. ; [en part. désigne des gladiateurs] Cic. de Or. 2, 325 ; Varro L. 5, 142 ; Plin. 7, 81 || acc. pl. Samnitas Flor. 1, 16, 1 ; Ps. Aur. Vict. Vir. 34, 5 || -nītĭcus, a, um, des Samnites : Suet. Vitell. 1.

Latin > German (Georges)

Samnium, iī, n. (synk. aus Sabinium), ein Bergland, von den Höhenzügen der Apenninen durchzogen nördlich über Kampanien bis an das Adriatische Meer, Samnium, dessen Einwohner von den Sabinern abstammten, Liv. 7, 32, 2. Flor. 1, 16, 8. Cic. Clu. 197. Varro sat. Men. 17. – Dav.: A) Samnīs, ītis, Abl. īte u. ītī (Nbf. Samnītis, Cato fr. u. Prud.), samnitisch, exercitus, Liv.: ager, Liv.: bellum, Plin. – subst., a) der Samniter, kollektiv b. Liv. u.a. (s. Drak. Liv. 7, 33, 15): Plur. Samnītēs, ium, m., die Einw. von Samnium, die Samniter, Varro LL., Cic. u.a. (Genet. Plur. immer Samnitium, jetzt auch Cic. de or. 2, 325. Sen. contr. 2, 1 [9], 8 K. Sen. ad Helv. 10, 8. Corp. inscr. Lat. 1, 27: griech. Akk. Plur. Samnitas, Flor. 1, 16. § 1 u. 7. Aur. Vict. de vir. ill. 34, 6. Eutr. 2, 9). – b) ein mit samnitischen Waffen gerüsteter Gladiator, Lucil. fr.: Plur. bei Varro LL., Cic. u.a. – B) Samnīticus, a, um, samnitisch, Suet. u.a.