adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
oppidānus1
oppidānus (feminine oppidāna, neuter oppidānum)
Classical[ɔp.pɪˈdaː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[op.piˈdaː.nus]
Meaning
- adjectiverelationaltown
- adjectiveprovincial
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
oppidī incolaoppidānus -a -um — in IVLIANVS II: Imperium, ch. 14
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oppidānus | oppidāna | oppidānum |
| genitive | oppidānī | oppidānae | oppidānī |
| dative | oppidānō | oppidānae | oppidānō |
| accusative | oppidānum | oppidānam | oppidānum |
| ablative | oppidānō | oppidānā | oppidānō |
| vocative | oppidāne | oppidāna | oppidānum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | oppidānī | oppidānae | oppidāna |
| genitive | oppidānōrum | oppidānārum | oppidānōrum |
| dative | oppidānīs | oppidānīs | oppidānīs |
| accusative | oppidānōs | oppidānās | oppidāna |
| ablative | oppidānīs | oppidānīs | oppidānīs |
| vocative | oppidānī | oppidānae | oppidāna |
oppĭdānus, a, um, adj. id.,
I. of or in a town other than Rome (since urbanus signifies, of Rome, from the capital); sometimes in a depreciating sense, opp. to urbanus, of or belonging to a small town, provincial (class.):
senex quidam oppidanus, Cic. de Or. 2, 59, 240: oppidanum et inconditum genus dicendi, id. Brut. 69, 242: lascivia, Tac. A. 14, 17.—Subst.: oppĭdānus, i, m., a townsman: oppidani domus, Liv. 29, 9, 2.—In plur.: oppĭdāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of a town other than Rome, townsmen, townsfolk (esp. when besieged), Caes. B. G 2, 33; 7, 12; 13; 58; Liv. 36, 25.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
oppidānus adj.
oppidum, of a town, of a country town, provincial, rustic: senex: genus dicendi.—As subst m., a townsman: oppidani domus, L.: ne quam oppidani iniuriam acciperent, i. e. the besieged, Cs.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -anus Latin oppidānus From oppidum + -anus.
In English words that came into English from oppidānus
- oppidanoppidānus