Leontini

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

Lĕontīni, ōrum, m., = Λεοντῖνοι,

I a very ancient town on the eastern side of Sicily , now Lentini , Mel. 2, 7, 16; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 89; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 66, § 160; Liv. 24, 7, 2.—Hence,

II Lĕontīnus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Leontini, Leontine : ager, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 44, § 104; id. Phil. 2, 17, 43; id. Div. 1, 33, 73: campus, id. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 47; id. Phil. 8, 8, 26; Sil. 14, 126.— Plur. subst. : Lĕontīni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Leontini, Leontines , Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 46, § 109.

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