noun

Cĭmĭnus

gen. Cĭmĭni · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

a lake in Etruria; near Sutrium; Lago di Vico ••

a lake in Etruria, near Sutrium, now Lago di Vico, or di Ronciglione, with a mountain forest lying near it, Verg. A. 7, 697.—Hence, Cĭmĭnĭus, a, um, adj., Ciminian: lacus, i.e. Ciminus, Col. 8, 16, 2: silva, Liv. 9, 36, 1 sq.; 10, 24, 5; Plin. 2, 96, 98, § 211: saltus, Liv. 9, 36, 6; cf. Flor. 1, 17, 2: mons, Liv. 9, 36, 11.—As subst.: Cĭ-mĭnĭa, ae, f., the region about Lake Ciminus, Amm. 17, 7, 13.

Perseus ID: n8015 Key: Ciminus