proper noun · neutersecond declension
Laurentum
Laurentum n sg (genitive Laurentī)
Classical[ɫau̯ˈrɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[lau̯ˈrɛn.tum]
Meaning
- neutersingularLaurentum, a maritime town in Latium between Ostia and Lavinium (now Torre).
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Laurentum | — |
| genitive | Laurentī | — |
| dative | Laurentō | — |
| accusative | Laurentum | — |
| ablative | Laurentō | — |
| vocative | Laurentum | — |
| locative | Laurentī | — |
Laurentum, i, n.,
I. a maritime town in Latium, between Ostia and Lavinium, now Torre Paterno, Mel. 2, 4, 9.—Hence,
A. Laurens, entis, adj.
1. Of or belonging to Laurentum, Laurentian:
Laurens Thybris, Verg. A. 5, 797: arva, id. ib. 7, 661: Turnus, id. ib. 7, 650: ager, Juv. 1, 107; Varr. R. R. 3, 13, 2: castrum, Tib. 2, 5, 49.—Subst.: Laurens, entis, n., an estate (of the younger Pliny) near Laurentum, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 1.—In plur.: Laurentes, um, m., the Laurentines: Laurentum Troumque acies, Verg. A. 12, 137; and of the Laurentes who were incorporated in Lavinium (v. Laurolavinium): Laurentes Lavinates, Symm. Ep. 1, 71; Inscr. ap. Grut. 1101, 8; Inscr. Orell. 2174 sqq.; 3888.—2. Poet., transf., Roman:
bella, Sil. 3, 83: praeda, i. e. that taken by Hannibal, id. 17, 282.— B. Laurentīnus, a, um, adj., Laurentine:
litus, Mart. 10, 37: via, Val. Max. 8, 5, 6.—Subst.: Laurentīnum, i, n. (sc. praedium), the younger Pliny's estate near Laurentum, Plin. Ep. 2, 17, 1.—* D. Lau-rentis, ĭdis, f. adj., Laurentian: Laurentis terra, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 762 P. (Ann. v. 35 Vahl.).
Origins
According to Virgil, the city was named after a laurel tree, from laurus.