LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Thūriī

Thūriī m pl (genitive Thūriōrum)

Meaning

  1. Thurii (an ancient city of Bruttium not far from Sybaris)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Thūriī
genitive—Thūriōrum
dative—Thūriīs
accusative—Thūriōs
ablative—Thūriīs
vocative—Thūriī
locative—Thūriīs

Thūrĭi, ōrum, m., = Θούριοι,
I. a city of Lucania, on the Tarentine Gulf, built upon the site of the ancient Sybaris, Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Cic. Att. 9, 19, 3 (and perh., also, id. ib. 9, 3, 5); Caes. B. C. 3, 22; Tac. A. 14, 21; Suet. Aug. 2; Liv. 25, 15, 9. — Called also Thūrĭum, ii, n., = Θούριον, Mel. 2, 4, 8; Plin. 3, 11, 15, § 67; Cic. Att. 3, 5 (Thurii, where, perh., Turiis should be read).— Hence, Thūrīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Thurii, Thurine: ager, Cic. Tull. 14; Caes. B. C. 3, 22; Liv. 34, 53; Plin. 16, 21, 33, § 81; Suet. Aug. 3: colles, Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 39; cf. vina, id. 14, 6, 8, § 69: sinus, i. e. the Tarentine Gulf, upon which Thurii was situated, Ov. M. 15, 52: Ornytus, of Thurii, Hor. C. 3, 9, 14; so, Viscus, id. S. 2, 8, 20: in Thurinum, into the Thurine territory, Caes. B. C. 3, 21.—Plur. subst.: Thūrīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Thurii, Liv. 25, 1; 25, 15; Plin. 34, 6, 15, § 32.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θούριοι (Thoúrioi).

Descendants
  • EnglishThurii
  • FrenchThurii
  • FrenchThuriesfrom Middle French Thuries

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyThuriiEth. Thurii (Θούριοι: Eth. Θουρῖνος, Eth. Thurinus), called also by some Latin writers and by Ptolemy THURIUM (Θούριον, Ptol.), a city of Magna Graeci…

Quick answers

What does Thūriī mean in Latin?
Thūriī, a proper noun, means “Thurii (an ancient city of Bruttium not far from Sybaris)”.
What is the genitive of Thūriī?
The genitive singular is Thūriōrum. Thūriī is masculine, second declension.