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Fĕrentīnum , i, n.
I. A small solitary town of the Hernici, in Latium, on the Via Latina, between Anagnia and Frusino, now Ferentino, Liv. 4, 51, 7; 7, 9, 1; 32, 2. —Used to signify a little solitary countrytown, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 8.—
B. Derivv.
1. Fĕrentīnus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Ferentinum; only subst.: Fĕrentīni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Ferentinum, Ferentines, Sil. 8, 395.—
2. Fĕrentīnas , ātis, m., Ferentine: “ager,” Liv. 26, 9, 11: “populus,” id. 9, 43, 23; also: Ferentinatis populus, Titin. ap. Prisc. p. 629 P.—In plur. subst.: Fĕrentīnātes , ium, m., the inhabitants of Ferentinum, Ferentines, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 64; Liv. 34, 42, 5; Inscr. Orell 1011. —
II. Fĕrentīnum or Fĕrentium , ĭi, n., a small town in Etruria, the birthplace of the Emperor Otho, now Ferento, Plin. 3, 5, 8, § 52; Suet. Oth. 1; Tac. A. 15, 53; “called municipium Ferentium,” id. H. 2, 50 Orell. N. cr.; and: “municipium Ferenti,” Vitr. 2, 7, 4.—
B. Deriv.: Fĕrentīnen-sis , e, adj., of or belonging to Ferentinum, Ferentine: “Colonia,” Front. de Colon. p. 131 Goes.; cf. Inscr. Orell. 3507.—In the form FERENTIENSIS, Inscr. in Ann. dell' Inscr. Archeol. 1, p. 176.
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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    • Vitruvius, On Architecture, 2.7.4
    • Tacitus, Annales, 15.53
    • Tacitus, Historiae, 2.50
    • Suetonius, Otho, 1
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 3.52
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 9, 43
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 4, 51.7
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 26, 9.11
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 32, 2
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 34, 42.5
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 7, 9
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