proper noun · masculinethird declension
Curēs
Curēs m pl (genitive Curium)
Meaning
- the ancient chief town of the Sabines
- figurativelythe inhabitants of Cures
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Curēs |
| genitive | — | Curium |
| dative | — | Curibus |
| accusative | — | Curēs Curīs |
| ablative | — | Curibus |
| vocative | — | Curēs |
| locative | — | Curibus |
Cŭres, ium, m. (parvi, Ov. F. 2, 135) and f. (Tatiae, Prop. 5, 9, 74), = Κύρεις or Κύρις [curis, Sabine word, = hasta, Ov. F. 2, 477],
I. the ancient chief town of the Sabines, Varr. L. L. 5, § 51 Müll.; Cic. Fam. 15, 20, 1; Verg. A. 6, 811; 8, 638; Ov. M. 14, 778 al.; Liv. 1, 13, 5; 1, 18, 1; Flor. 1, 2, 1; cf. Quirites.—
B. Meton., the inhabitants of Cures, Ov. F. 3, 201; 6, 216.—
II. Hence, Cŭren-sis, e, adj., of Cures:
turba, Ov. F. 3, 94. —B. Subst.: Cŭrenses, ium, m., the inhabitants of Cures, Varr. L. L. 7, § 68 Müll.; Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 107.—
Origins
Sabine, perhaps related to curīs (“spear”), itself possibly from Proto-Italic *kusi- and related to the root of cuspis (“sharp point”).