proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Sālentīnī
Sālentīnī m pl (genitive Sālentīnōrum)
Classical[saː.ɫɛnˈtiː.niː]Ecclesiastical[sa.lenˈtiː.ni]
Meaning
- A tribe of Apulia who inhabited the heel of Italy
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Sālentīnī |
| genitive | — | Sālentīnōrum |
| dative | — | Sālentīnīs |
| accusative | — | Sālentīnōs |
| ablative | — | Sālentīnīs |
| vocative | — | Sālentīnī |
Sālentīni (Sall-), ōrum, m.
I. A people of Calabria, on the south-eastern extremity of Italy, Mel. 2, 4, 2; Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 75; Liv. 9, 42; 25, 1.—Also used to designate the country of the Salentines:
in Salentinis aut in Bruttiis, Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 133; so, in Salentinis, Varr. R. R. 2, 3 fin.; Liv. 10, 2.—Hence, II. Sālentīnus, a, um, adj., Salentine:
campi, Mel. 2, 4, 7; Verg. A. 3, 400: litora, Mel. 2, 4, 7: promontorium, the south-eastern point of Italy, id. 2, 4, 8; Plin. 3, 23, 26, § 145; Sall. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. 1. 1.: Neretum, Ov. M. 15, 51: olea, Cato, R. R. 6, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 24, 1: cohortes, Sil. 8, 575.