Luna

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

Lūna, ae, f.,

I a city of Etruria , now Luni , Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 50; Liv. 39, 21, 5; 43, 11; Mart. 13, 30, 1; Sil. 8, 482.— Hence,

II Lūnensis or Lūniensis , e, adj., of or belonging to Luna : caseus Luniensis, remarkable for its size, Plin. 11, 42, 97, § 241; Mart. 13, 30 in lemm. : marmor, the modern marble of Carrara , Plin. 36, 6, 7, § 48: silex, id. 36, 18, 29, § 135: ara, an altar of marble of Luna , Suet. Ner. 50. — Plur. subst. : Lūnenses , ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Luna , Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 14.

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