adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
nemorēnsis
nemorēnsis (neuter nemorēnse)
Classical[nɛ.mɔˈrẽː.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ne.moˈrɛn.sis]
Meaning
- raretwo terminationsylvan; (relational) grove, wood
- two terminationpertaining to the grove of Diana, near Aricia
rex nemorēnsis
the presider over the sacrifices to Diana of Aricia
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nemorēnsis | nemorēnsis | nemorēnse |
| genitive | nemorēnsis | nemorēnsis | nemorēnsis |
| dative | nemorēnsī | nemorēnsī | nemorēnsī |
| accusative | nemorēnsem | nemorēnsem | nemorēnse |
| ablative | nemorēnsī | nemorēnsī | nemorēnsī |
| vocative | nemorēnsis | nemorēnsis | nemorēnse |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nemorēnsēs | nemorēnsēs | nemorēnsia |
| genitive | nemorēnsium | nemorēnsium | nemorēnsium |
| dative | nemorēnsibus | nemorēnsibus | nemorēnsibus |
| accusative | nemorēnsīs nemorēnsēs | nemorēnsīs nemorēnsēs | nemorēnsia |
| ablative | nemorēnsibus | nemorēnsibus | nemorēnsibus |
| vocative | nemorēnsēs | nemorēnsēs | nemorēnsia |
nĕmŏrensis, e, adj. nemus,
I. of or belonging to a grove or wood.
I. In gen. mel, Col. 9, 4, 7.—
II. In partic.
A. Of or belonging to the grove of Diana, near Aricia, Prop. 3 (4), 22, 25; cf. Ov. F. 3, 261, Vitr 4, 7—Hence:
rex Nemorensis, the presider over the sacrifices to Diana of Aricia, Suet. Calig 35—B. Subst.: Nĕmŏrense, is, n., a villa of Cæsar, near the Arician grove, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 25, in Nemorensi, Suet. Caes. 46; cf. nemus I. B.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nemorēnsis e, adj.
nemus, of the grove of Diana, near Aricia : socius, Pr.
Origins
From nemus (“grove, wood”) + -ēnsis.
Descendants
- Italiannemorense