proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Lucrīnus1
Lucrīnus m sg (genitive Lucrīnī)
Classical[ɫʊˈkriː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[luˈkriː.nus]
Meaning
- A saltwater lake situated near Puteoli, in Campania
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Lucrīnus | — |
| genitive | Lucrīnī | — |
| dative | Lucrīnō | — |
| accusative | Lucrīnum | — |
| ablative | Lucrīnō | — |
| vocative | Lucrīne | — |
Lū^crīnus, i, m., with or without lacus,
I. the Lucrine Lake, on the coast of Campania, in the neighborhood of Baiæ (now Lago Lucrino), Mel. 2, 4, 9; Cic. Att. 4, 16, 1; Hor. C. 2, 15, 3. Cæsar, or, acc. to Suetonius, Augustus, connected it with Lake Avernus, and threw up dikes to ward off the waves of the sea:
Lucrinoque addita claustra, Verg. G. 2, 161; cf. Suet. Aug. 16; Tac. A. 14, 5. The surrounding scenery was celebrated for its beauty: dum nos blanda tenent lascivi stagna Lucrini, Mart. 4, 57, 1: hic mihi Baiani colles mollisque Lucrinus, id. 6, 43, 5.—Hence, II.
A. Lū^-crīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Lake Lucrinus, Lucrine:
aqua, the Lucrine Lake, Prop. 1, 11, 10: ostrea Lucrina, the Lucrine oysters, celebrated for their delicious flavor, Plin. 9, 54, 79, § 168; cf.: Lucrinum ad saxum ... ostrea, Juv. 4, 141; called also Lucrina conchylia, Hor. Epod. 2, 49; and absol.: Lū^crīna, ōrum, n., Mart. 6, 11, 5; 12, 48, 4.—Near the lake was a temple of Venus; hence: Lucrina Venus, Stat. S. 3, 1, 150.—B. Lū^crīnensis, e, adj., Lucrine:
res Puteolanae et Lucrinenses, i. e. oysters, Cic. Att. 4, 10, 1.