proper noun · femininefirst declension
Aesernia
Aesernia f sg (genitive Aeserniae)
Classical[ae̯ˈsɛr.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[eˈs̬ɛr.ni.a]
Meaning
- femininesingulara city in Samnium, situated in the valley of the Vulturnus, now Isernia
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Aesernia | — |
| genitive | Aeserniae | — |
| dative | Aeserniae | — |
| accusative | Aeserniam | — |
| ablative | Aeserniā | — |
| vocative | Aesernia | — |
| locative | Aeserniae | — |
Aesernĭa (Es-), ae, f.,
I. a town in Samnium, on the river Vulturnus, now Isernia, Cic. Att. 8, 11, D, § 2; Vell. 1, 14; Liv. Epit. 72, 73 al.—Hence, Aesernīnus, a, um, adj. pertaining to or a native of, Æsernia:
ager, Liv. 10, 31: turma, id. 44, 40.—Also a surname of M. Marcellus, who was taken prisoner there by the Samnites, Liv. Epit. 73; Plin. 12, 1, 5, § 12.—Aesernīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Æsernia, Liv. 27, 10. —Aeserninus was also the name of a renowned gladiator; hence the proverb: Aeserninus cum Pacidiano, one champion against another, when two equally great men are compared together or engaged in mutual conflict, Lucil. ap. Non. 393, 28; Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 4; id. Opt. Gen. Orat. 6 (cf.: cum Bitho Bacchius, Hor. S. 1, 7, 20).