Maedi

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

Maedi (Mēdi), ōrum, m., = Μαῖδοι,

I a Thracian people on the borders of Macedonia , Plin. 4, 1, 1, § 3; 4, 11, 18, § 40; Liv. 26, 25, 6; 28, 5; Eutr. 5, 7.—Hence,

II Mae-dĭcus ( Mēd- ), a, um, adj., = Μαιδικός, of or belonging to the Maedi.—Subst. : Maedĭca , ae, f. (sc. terra or regio), the Maedian territory , Liv. 26, 25, 8; 40, 21; 22.

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