Olisipo

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

Ŏlĭsīpo and Ŏlysippo (Ulys-), ōnis, m.,

I a city of Lusitania , the modern Lisbon , Plin. 4, 22, 35, § 116; 8, 42, 67, § 166: Olysippo, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 19: Ulysippo, Mel. 3, 1, 6.

II —Hence, Ŏlĭsīpōnensis ( Olys- ), e, adj., of or belonging to Olisipo : promontorium, Plin. 4, 21, 35, § 113.— Plur. subst. : Ŏlĭsīpōnenses , ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Olisipo , the Olisiponians , Plin. 9, 5, 4, § 9.

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