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Formĭae , ārum, f. for sformiae, σϝορμιαι, from old form Ὁρμίαι, place of anchorage; cf. ὅρμος,
I.a very ancient city of Latium, on the borders of Campania, the fabled seat of the Laestrygones, now Mola di Gaeta, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 59; Cic. Att. 2, 13, 2; id. Fam. 16, 12, 5; id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 6, § 17; Hor. C. 3, 17, 6.—
II. Derivv.
A. Formĭānus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Formiae, Formian: “colles,” Hor. C. 1, 20, 11: “saxa,” Liv. 22, 16, 4: “fundus P. Rutilii,” Cic. N. D. 3, 35, 86: “dies,” spent in Formiae, Mart. 10, 30, 26.—
B. Subst.
1. Formĭ-ānum , i, n., a villa in Formiae: “of Cicero,” Cic. Att. 4, 2, 7; id. Fam. 16, 10, 1; ib. 12, 6; “of C. Laelius,” id. Rep. 1, 39; “of Dolabella,” id. Att. 15, 13, 5.—
2. Formĭāni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Formiae, Formians, Cic. Att. 2, 14, 2.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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