adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
collīnus
collīnus (feminine collīna, neuter collīnum)
Classical[kɔlˈliː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[kolˈliː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiveOf a hill; growing on a hill.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | collīnus | collīna | collīnum |
| genitive | collīnī | collīnae | collīnī |
| dative | collīnō | collīnae | collīnō |
| accusative | collīnum | collīnam | collīnum |
| ablative | collīnō | collīnā | collīnō |
| vocative | collīne | collīna | collīnum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | collīnī | collīnae | collīna |
| genitive | collīnōrum | collīnārum | collīnōrum |
| dative | collīnīs | collīnīs | collīnīs |
| accusative | collīnōs | collīnās | collīna |
| ablative | collīnīs | collīnīs | collīnīs |
| vocative | collīnī | collīnae | collīna |
collīnus, a, um, adj. collis,
I. of or pertaining to a hill, found or growing on a hill, hilly, hill- (class.).
I. In gen.:
genus agrorum (opp. to campestre and montanum), Varr. R. R. 1, 6, 2: vineae, id. ib. 1, 6, 5; Col. 12, 21, 1: loca, id. 3, 2, 6: aqua, id. 1, 5, 3: vina, id. 12, 21, 4: frumentum, Cels. 2, 18.—II. Esp.: Collīnus, a, um, adj., pertaining to the hills in the northeastern part of Rome (the Quirinal and Viminal), Colline:
regio urbis Collina, Varr. L. L. 5, § 45: tribus, id. ib. 5, § 56; Cic. Mil. 9, 25; Plin. 18, 3, 3, § 13.—Hence, Porta Collina, the gate in Rome near the Quirinal Hill (called also Agonensis and Quirinalis Porta; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 10; Fest. p. 332 Müll.), Cic. Leg. 2, 23, 58; Liv. 5, 41, 4; 8, 15, 8; 22, 57, 2; 26, 10, 3; 40, 34, 4; Ov. F. 4, 871; id. R. Am. 549: herbae, growing in the vicinity of this gate, Prop. 4 (5), 5, 11. cf. turris, Juv. 6, 291.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷel-der.?
- Latincollīnus
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin collīnus From collis (“hill”) + -īnus.