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Gortȳna , ae, and Gortȳne , ēs (also Cortȳnia , ae, Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; and Gortyn , nos, acc. to the Gr. Γόρτυν, Val. Fl. 1, 709), f., = Γορτύνη,
I.an important and very ancient city of Crete, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59; 12, 1, 5, § 11; Luc. 3, 186; Sen. Troad. 821.—
II. Derivv.
A. Gortȳnĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to the city of Gortyna, Gortynian; and poet., in gen., for Cretan (cf. Gnosius, under Gnosus, II. A.): “judex,” of Gortyna, Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13: canis, Varius ap. Macr. S. 6, 2: “stabula,” Verg. E. 6, 60: “spicula,” id. A. 11, 773: “arbiter,” i. e. Minos, Stat. Th. 4, 530: “aliger,” i. e. Dœdalus, Aus. Idyll. 10, 300.—In Plur.: Gortȳnii , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gortyna, Gortynians, Liv. 33, 3; 37, 60.—
B. Gortȳnĭăcus , a, um, adj., Gortynian, Cretan: “arcus,” Ov. M. 7, 778. —
C. Gortȳnis , ĭdis, f., adj., the same: “arundo,” Luc. 6, 214.
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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