Formĭae, ārum, f. [for sformiae, σϝορμιαι, from old form Ὁρμίαι, place of anchorage; cf. ὅρμος],
I a very ancient city of Latium , on the borders of Campania , the fabled seat of the Laestrygones , now Mola di Gaeta , Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 59; Cic. Att. 2, 13, 2; id. Fam. 16, 12, 5; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 6, § 17; Hor. C. 3, 17, 6.—
II Derivv.
A Formĭānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Formiae , Formian : colles, Hor. C. 1, 20, 11: saxa, Liv. 22, 16, 4: fundus P. Rutilii, Cic. N. D. 3, 35, 86: dies, spent in Formiae , Mart. 10, 30, 26.—
B Subst.
1 Formĭ-ānum , i, n., a villa in Formiae : of Cicero, Cic. Att. 4, 2, 7; id. Fam. 16, 10, 1; ib. 12, 6; of C. Laelius, id. Rep. 1, 39; of Dolabella, id. Att. 15, 13, 5.—
2 Formĭāni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Formiae , Formians , Cic. Att. 2, 14, 2.