Volsinii

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Volsĭnĭi (Vulsĭnĭi), ōrum, m.,

I a town in Etruria , now Bolsena , Plin. 2, 52, 53, § 139; Liv. 10, 37, 1; 27, 23, 3; Juv. 3, 191.—Hence,

A Volsĭnĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Volsinii : foci, Prop. 4 (5), 2, 4.—

B Volsĭnĭensis ( Vuls- ), e, adj., of or belonging to Volsinii , Volsinian : ager, Liv. 5, 32, 4: provincia, id. 5, 32, 4, § 2: lacus, a lake lying south of the town , now Lago di Bolsena , Col. 8, 16, 2; Plin. 36, 22, 49, § 168.— Plur. subst. : Volsĭnĭen-ses ( Vuls- ), ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Volsinii , Volsinians , Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 52; Liv. 5, 31 sq.; 7, 3 al.