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noun

Sĭgambri

gen. ōrum · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
(also , , and ), , , = Σύγαμβροι, Ptol. Dio Cass.; Σούγαμβροι, Strabo
a powerful people of Germany; between the Sieg and the Ruhr; and as far as the Lippe
a powerful people of Germany, between the Sieg and the Ruhr, and as far as the Lippe (the mod. Cleve, Berg, and Recklingshausen), Caes. B. G. 4, 16; 4, 18 sq.; 6, 35; Hor. C. 4, 2, 36; 4, 14, 51; Tac. A. 2, 26; 12, 39; Suet. Aug. 21; Mart. Spect. 3, 9.—Hence,
belonging to the; Sigambrian; a Sigambrian •
Sĭgamber, bra, brum, adj., of or belonging to the Sigambri, Sigambrian: cohors, Tac. A. 4, 47 fin.— Subst.: Sĭgambra, ae, f., a Sigambrian woman, Ov. Am. 1, 14, 49.—
the country of the; Sigambria
Sĭgam-brĭa, ae, f., the country of the Sigambri, Sigambria, Claud. in Eutr. 1, 383.
Perseus ID: n44186 Key: Sigambri