Suevi

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

Suēvi or Suēbi (in inscrr. always; but most MSS. have Suevi), ōrum, m.,

I the Suevi , a powerful people in the north-eastern part of Germany , Caes. B. G. 4, 1; Tac. G. 38; Luc. 2, 51.—Hence,

A Suēvus or Suē-bus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Suevi , Suevan : natio, Caes. B. G. 1, 53: crinis, worn in the manner of the Suevi , Sil. 5, 134. — Subst.: Suēvus , i, m., one of the Suevi (poet.), Claud. Cons. Hon. 4, 655.—

B Suē-vĭa or Suēbĭa , ae, f., the country of the Suevi , Tac. G. 43 init. and 45 fin.

C Suē-vĭcus or Suēbĭcus , a, um, adj., Suevic : mare, Tac. G. 45 init.

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