Syrācūsae, ārum (scanned Syrăcūsae, Aus. Clar. Urb. 10, 1), f., = Συράκουσαι,
I the city of Syracuse in Sicily , now Siragossa , Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 52, § 115 sqq.; Liv. 24, 3 sq.; Ov. F. 4, 873; Sil. 14, 277; Nep. Timo l. 3; Vell. 2, 15; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 89.—Hence,
A Syrācūsānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Syracuse , Syracusan : lautumiae, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 68: conventus, id. ib. 2, 3, 13, § 32: mensae, id. Fin. 2, 28, 92: esne tu Syracusanus? from Syracuse , Plaut. Men. 5, 9, 50. — Subst.: Syrācūsāni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Syracuse , the Syracusans , Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 28, § 71 sq. al.—
B Syrācūsĭus , a, um, adj., acc. to the Gr. Συρακούσιος, Syracusan (very rare): mensae, Cic. Tusc. 5, 35, 100: Philistus, id. de Or. 2, 13, 57. — Subst.: Syrācūsĭi , ōrum, the Syracusans , Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 208. —Collat. form Syrācŏsĭus , a, um, acc. to the Gr. Συρακόσιος, Syracusan : Dio, Cic. Off. 1, 44, 155: versus, Verg. E. 6, 1: ars, Ov. F. 6, 277: urbs, id. P. 4, 3, 39: poëta, id. Ib. 551: senex, i. e. Archimedes , Claud. Epigr. 18.—Subst.: Syrācŏsĭi , ōrum, m., the Syracusans , Cic. Div. 1, 20, 39.