proper noun · femininefirst declension
Atīna
Atīna f sg (genitive Atīnae)
Classical[aˈtiː.na]Ecclesiastical[aˈtiː.na]
Meaning
- an ancient city of the Volscians in Latium in modern-day Italy, situated on a hill near the sources of the river Melpis, now Atina
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Atīna | — |
| genitive | Atīnae | — |
| dative | Atīnae | — |
| accusative | Atīnam | — |
| ablative | Atīnā | — |
| vocative | Atīna | — |
| locative | Atīnae | — |
Ātīna, ae. f., = Ἄτινα.
I. A.. A town in Latium, still called Atina, Liv. 9, 28; Verg. A. 7, 630; cf. Mann. Ital. I. p. 675.—Hence,
B. ātīnas, ātis, adj., of Atina, Atinatic, or Atinatian:
praefectura, Cic. Planc. 8.— Absol.: in Atinati, in the Atinatic territory, Cic. Att. 15, 3.—ātīnātes, ium, m., the inhabitants of Atina, Cic. Planc. 8.—II. A town of the Venetians, Plin. 3, 19, 23, § 131; cf. Mann. Ital. I. p. 95.—
III. A town in Lucania, now Atena; hence, ātīnas, ātis, adj., Atinatic:
in Atinate campo, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 225.