proper noun
Nĕmausum
Meaning
- a city in Gallia Narbonensis, noted for its springs
Nĕmausum, i, n., and Nĕmausus, i, f.,
I. a city in Gallia Narbonensis, noted for its springs, now Nismes.
1. Form Nemausum, Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 37.—
2. Form Nemausus, Mel. 2, 5, 2; Aus. Clar. Urb. 14, 33; cf. Inscr. Orell. 3751; 2157.—Hence, Nĕmausensis or Nĕmausiensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Nemausis:
caseus, Plin. 11, 42, 97, § 240: ager, id. 9, 8, 9, § 29. —Plur. as subst.: Nĕmausenses, ium, m., the inhabitants of Nemausus, Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 37; Suet. Tib. 13; Inscr. Orell. 198.