proper noun
Ĭsauri
Meaning
- an Asiatic tribe between Pamphylia
Ĭsauri, ōrum, m.,
I. an Asiatic tribe between Pamphylia, Lycaonia, and Cilicia, Isaurians, Liv. Epit. 93; Mel. 1, 2; Amm. 14, 2, 1; also,
of their country, Cic. Fam. 15, 2, 1; Flor. 3, 6.—II. Hence,
A. ĭsau-rĭa, ae, f., the country of the Isauri, Amm. 14, 8, 1.—
B. ĭsaurĭcus, a, um, adj., Isaurian:
forum, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 9: gens, Plin. 5, 27, 23, § 94.—Subst.: ĭsaurĭcus, a surname of P. Servilius Vatia, who conquered the Isaurians, Liv. Epit. 93.—C. ĭsaurus, a, um, adj., Isaurian:
opes, Ov. F. 1, 593.