proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Locrī
Locrī m pl (genitive Locrōrum)
Classical[ˈɫɔ.kriː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlɔː.kri]
Meaning
- a city on the east coast of Bruttium
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Locrī |
| genitive | — | Locrōrum |
| dative | — | Locrīs |
| accusative | — | Locrōs |
| ablative | — | Locrīs |
| vocative | — | Locrī |
| locative | — | Locrīs |
Lō^cri, ōrum, m., = Λοκροί.
A. A people of Greece, consisting of several tribes.
1. The Locri Epicnemidii, on the Cephissus, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 27.—
2. The Locri Ozolae, bordering on the Ætolians, Plin. 4, 3, 4, § 7. —
3. The Locri Epizephyrii, in the territory of the Bruttii, where they had founded the city of Narycium, Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 74; Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6; 3, 5, 11; id. Fin. 5, 29, 87; id. Att. 6, 1, 18.—
B. The city of Narycium, a colony of the Grecian Locrians, now Gierace:
haud procul ab urbe Locris, Liv. 28, 6 sq.; Mel. 2, 4, 8; Plin. 2, 96, 98, § 211; 7, 47, 48, § 152; cf. Mann. Ital. p. 186.—Hence, A. Lŏcrensis, e, adj., of or belonging to the Epizephyrian Locrians, Locrian:
ager, Plin. 11, 27, 32, § 95.—Lŏcrenses, ium, m., the Locrians, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 34, § 90.— B. Lō^cris, ĭdis, f., = Λοκρίς, the country of Locris, in Greece, Liv. 26, 26.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Λοκροί (Lokroí).