proper noun · neutersecond declension
Corfīnium
Corfīnium n sg (genitive Corfīniī or Corfīnī)
Meaning
- The chief city of the Paeligni, situated on the valley of the river Aternus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Corfīnium | — |
| genitive | Corfīniī Corfīnī | — |
| dative | Corfīniō | — |
| accusative | Corfīnium | — |
| ablative | Corfīniō | — |
| vocative | Corfīnium | — |
| locative | Corfīniī | — |
Corfīnĭum, ii, n., = Κορφίνιον,
I. a very strongly fortified town of the Peligni, north of Sulmo, now Pelino, Cic. Att. 8, 3, 7; Caes. B. C. 1, 15 sq.; Luc. 2, 478 al.—
II. Hence,
A. Corfīnĭensis, e, adj., of or pertaining to Corfinium:
clementia, i. e. exercised by Cæsar at this city, Cic. Att. 9, 16, 1; cf. exspectatio, i. e. of occurrences there, id. ib. 8, 5, 2.—In plur.: Corfīnĭenses, ium, m., the inhabitants of Corfinium, Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 106.—B. Corfīnĭus, a, um, adj., of Corfinium:
ager, Front. Colon. p. 122 Goes.