Ciminus

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

Cĭmĭnus, i, m.,

I a lake in Etruria , near Sutrium , now Lago di Vico , or di Ronciglione , with a mountain forest lying near it , Verg. A. 7, 697.

II —Hence, Cĭmĭnĭus , a, um, adj., Ciminian : lacus, i.e. Ciminus , Col. 8, 16, 2: silva, Liv. 9, 36, 1 sq.; 10, 24, 5; Plin. 2, 96, 98, § 211: saltus, Liv. 9, 36, 6; cf. Flor. 1, 17, 2: mons, Liv. 9, 36, 11.—As subst.: Cĭ-mĭnĭa , ae, f., the region about Lake Ciminus , Amm. 17, 7, 13.

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