proper noun · masculinethird declension
Sulmō̆
Sulmō̆ m sg (genitive Sulmōnis)
Classical[ˈsʊɫ.moː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsul.mo]
Meaning
- Sulmona (town in Italy and birthplace of Ovid)
- A town of the Volsci
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sulmō̆ | — |
| genitive | Sulmōnis | — |
| dative | Sulmōnī | — |
| accusative | Sulmōnem | — |
| ablative | Sulmōne | — |
| vocative | Sulmō̆ | — |
| locative | Sulmōnī Sulmōne | — |
Sulmo, ōnis, m.
I. A town in the territory of the Peligni, near Corfinium, the birthplace of Ovid, now Sulmona:
aquosus, Ov. Am. 3, 15, 11: gelidus, id. F. 4, 81; Sil. 9, 76; 8, 511; Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 3; Cic. Att. 8, 4, 3; 8, 12, A, 1; Flor. 3, 21, 28.—Hence, 1. Sulmōnensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Sulmo:
ager, Plin. 17, 26, 41, § 250.—Plur.: Sulmōnenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Sulmo, Caes. B. C. 1, 18, 1; Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 106.—Sing. fem., Juv. 6, 187 —* 2. Sul-montīnus, a, um, adj., of Sulmo:
colonia, Front. Colon. p. 145 Goes.—II. A town of the Volsci in Latium, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 68; 34, 14, 41, § 145.—
III. The name of a hero, Verg. A. 9, 412; 10, 517.
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographySulmoSulmo (Σουλμῶν: Eth. Sulmonensis: Sulmona), a city of the Peligni, situated in the valley of the Gizio, in a spacious basin formed by the junction of …GeographySulmoSulmo (Sermoneta), an ancient city of Latium, mentioned only by Pliny (3.5. s. 9) among those which were extinct in his time, and incidentally noticed…