noun

Marcŏmăni

gen. ōrum · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

and , , marka, a march, border; the marchmen, borderers

a Germanic people, a portion of the tribe of the Suevi, who, after their defeat by Drusus, removed from the Rhine and the Main to the country of the Boii

a Germanic people, a portion of the tribe of the Suevi, who, after their defeat by Drusus, removed from the Rhine and the Main to the country of the Boii (Bohemians), Caes. B. G. 1, 51; Tac. G. 42; id. A. 2, 46; 62; Vell. 2, 108; 109; 110 and 382; Stat. S. 3, 3, 170; Vop. Aur. 13, 3.—Hence,

the country of the Marcomanni

Marcŏmănĭa and -mannĭa, ae, f., the country of the Marcomanni, Capitol. M. Aur. 24, 5.—

adj., of; belonging to the Marcomanni, Marcomannic; a surname given to Caracalla, commemorative of his victory over the Marcomanni •

Marcŏmănĭcus and -mannĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Marcomanni, Marcomannic: bellum, Capitol. M. Aur. 17; Eutr. 8, 12; 13: MARCOMANNICVS MAXIMVS, a surname given to Caracalla, commemorative of his victory over the Marcomanni, Inscr. Mur. 1021, 7.

Perseus ID: n28010 Key: Marcomani