Thesproti

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

Thesprōti, ōrum, m., = Θεσπρωτοί,

I a people in the south-western part of Epirus , Luc. 3, 179; Liv. 43, 21, 4.—Their land was called Thesprōtĭa , ae, f., = Θεσπρωτία, Plin. 4, 1, 1, § 4; Cic. Att. 6, 3, 2.—Hence,

A Thesprōtĭus , a, um, adj., Thesprotian : sinus, Liv. 8, 24: arva, Sil. 15, 297.—

B Thesprōtis , ĭdis, adj. f. , Thesprotian : terra, i. e. Thesprotia , Avien. Arat. 384.

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