Formiae
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὁρμίαι (Hormíai, “place of anchorage”), from ὅρμος (hórmos, “cord, chain; anchorage”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfɔr.mi.ae̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfɔr.mi.e]
Proper noun
Formiae f pl (genitive Formiārum); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Formiae |
| genitive | Formiārum |
| dative | Formiīs |
| accusative | Formiās |
| ablative | Formiīs |
| vocative | Formiae |
| locative | Formiīs |
Derived terms
- Formiānī
- Formiānum
- Formiānus
References
- “Formiae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Formiae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Formiae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.