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shrine (fa-ri); grānum, a grain; lana, wool (comp. λaxvn); membr-āna, skin (membro-); pānus (see § 824); qvartāna, sc. febris, a quartan ague (qvarta-); rā-na, a frog (comp. rā-vus, hoary); Silvanus, the wood god (silva-); Volcanus, the fire god.

-1-āno

Adjectives in -anus, derived from stems, chiefly of proper 832 names, with suffix -io:

Acci-anus, of Accius (Accio-); Æmili-anus, belonging to the Æmilian class (Emilia-); Asi-anus, of Asia (Asia-); Cæsări-anus, belonging to Casar's (Cæsareus, of Cæsar; e. g. Cæsaris or Cæsarea celeritas, Casar's quickness; Cæsariana celeritas, quickness, like Cæsar's); Ciceron-ianus, of Cicero (Cicerōn-); Claudi-anus, of a Claudius (Claudio-); Făbi-anus, of a Fabian, or of the Fabian class (Fabio-, Fabia-); Mari-anus, of Marius (Mărio-); Milōn-ianus, of Milo (i. q. Milonius); Orcini-anus (Mart.), of a dead man (Orcinus, a dweller with death, orco-); Pompei-anus, of Pompeius (Pompeio-); prætōri-anus, of the prætor's camp (prætorio-); Sejanus (Seio-); Summænianus, of a dweller in Underwall (summænio-); Tīběri-anus, of Tiberius; Terenti-anus, of Terentius (Terentio-); Trajanus; and others.

-it-āno

Probably from the Greek suffix -īns, or in analogy 833 therewith. (Properly it denotes of the people of:)

Antipolitanus, of Antipolis (Antipoli-); Gādītanus, of Gades, i.e. Cadiz (Gadi-); Massilitanus, of Marseilles (Massilia-); Panormītanus, of Panormus (Panormo-); Tauroměnītanus, of Tauromenium (Tauromenio-); Tomitanus, of Tomi (Tōmo-).

-ōno

1. Adjectives: prönus, headlong, with face forward (pro-). 834 2. Substantives: (a) Masc. and neut.: col-onus, a farmer (còl-ere); donum, a gift (dă-re); patr-onus, a patron (patr-).

(b) Feminine: annona, the year's supply of corn (anno-); Bellona, the war goddess (bello-); caupona, a tavern (copa-, caup-on-); corona, a crown; Latona, a goddess (comp. Anτw); matrona, a married woman (mātr-); persona, a mask (personāre?); Pomona, Fruit goddess (pōmo-).

For octonus, nonus (whence nōnæ, pl. the ninth day) see § 823 a. ǎmænus, pleasant; pœna, a penalty (comp. punire).

ano

-üno

1. Adjectives: importunus, unseasonable (without a port? 835 in, portu-); jējunus, fasting; opportunus, in front of the port, ready at hand (ob portum).

2. Substantives: cüne (pl.), a cradle (for cubinæ? cub-are); fortuna, fortune (forti-; comp. nocti-, noctu-); lăcuna (or lucuna), a hole (lăcu-); Neptunus, the sea god (perhaps viñtóμevos, § 825);

Portunus, god of harbours (portu-); pruna, a live coal; prunum, a plum; tribunus, a tribe's chief (trību-); Văcuna, a Sabine goddess (comp. văcăre, văcuus).

-æno) I. Adjectives: aenus (or ǎhenus), of bronze (for æs- 836 -ēno nus, from æsi-: the Umbrian has ahesnes); ǎlienus, of another, alien (ǎlio-); ĕgēnus, needy (ĕgēre); obscēnus, illboding; plēnus, full (comp. plēre); sĕrenus, calm; terrēnus, earthly (terra). Abÿdenus, of Abydos (Abỹdo); Cỹzĭcenus, of Cyzicos (Cyzico). For vicēnus and other numerals see § 823 b.

2. Substantives: (a) feminine: ǎrena, sand; ǎvena, oats; camena (casmena acc. to Varro), a Muse (comp. car-men); cătena, a chain; cēna (cesna, Fest.), supper; crumena, a purse; gălena, lead ore; hǎbena, a rein (hǎbēre); læna, a cloak (comp. xλaîva, § 1IO. 3); lāniena, a butcher's stall (lānio-); lena, a bawd; strena, an omen, a new year's gift; vena, a vein; verbena (pl.), boughs of myrtle, &c. used in religious acts.

(b) Neuter: cænum, mud; fenum (fæenum), hay; frēnum, a rein; -věnenum, poison; veaum (only in accus. § 369).

-i-ēno

-il-eno

-ino

i.e. -ēno suffixed to stems in -10.

Proper names: Aufidienus, Avĭdienus, Cătienus, Labienus,
Näsidienus, Vettienus, and others.

cantilena, a tune (cantu-).

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(In some of the following words the length of the i is 838 not proved.)

1. Adjectives: (a) from appellatives:

ădultĕrinus, spurious (adultero-); agninus, of a lamb (agno); ǎnǎtinus (Plaut., Petr.), of a duck (ănăt-); angvinus, of a snake (angvi-); ansĕrinus (Plin., Col.), of a goose (ansĕr-); ǎprinus, of a wild boar (ǎpro-); ǎriētinus (Plin.), of a ram (ăriēt-); austrīnus, southern (austro-); căninus, of a dog (căn-); căprinus, of a goat (capro-); cervinus, of a deer (cervo-); collinus, of a hill (colli-); columbinus, of a dove (columbo-); coqvinus, of a cook (coqvo-); corvinus, of a raven (corvo-); divinus, of a god (dīvo-); eqvinus, of a horse (eqvo-); femininus, of a woman (femina-); festinus, hasty (comp. con-fes-tim); fürinus (Plaut. once), of a thief (für-); genuinus, of a jaw (comp. yévvs); native (gi-gn-ère); hircinus, of a goat (hirco-); inopinus, unexpected (comp. opīnāri); leōninus, of a lion (leon-); lěporinus, of a hare (lěpos-); lupinus, of a wolf (lupo-); mărinus, of the sea (mări-); mascul-inus, of a male (masculo-); milvinus, of a kite (milvo-); pěrěgrinus, of abroad (pěrĕgre); porcinus, of a pig (porco-); sōricinus (Plaut. once), of a shrew

mouse (sērěc-); supīnus, with face upward; taurinus, of a bull; ursinus, of a bear (urso-); verrinus, of a boar pig (verri-); větěrinus, of beasts of burden (comp. věhère); vicinus, of the street, neighbour (vico-); vitulinus, of a calf (vitůlo-); volpinus, of a fox (volpi-); and others.

(b) From proper names of places: Albinus, a cognomen of the Postumian clan (Alba?); Alpīnus (Alpes, pl.); Arīcinus (Arīcia); Căpitolinus (Căpitolium); Caudinus (Caudium); Collatinus (Collatia); Esqvilinus (Esqviliæ); Fèrentinus (perhaps for Ferentininus from Ferentinum); Lānŭvinus (Lanuvium); Lătinus (Latium); Mědullinus (Medullia); Pălātinus, but in Martial Pālātinus (Palatium); Prænestinus (Præneste); Reãtinus (Reate); Rhēginus (Rhegium); Tărentinus (Tarentum); Věnůsinus (Venusia); and others.

Aventinus, Qvirīnus, Sabinus, are of uncertain origin.

(c) From proper names of persons; chiefly from such as were originally appellatives:

They are used as substantives, being surnames:

Albīnus (Albus); Antōninus (Antōnius); Aqvilinus (Aquila?); Atrātinus (Atratus?); Augărinus (Augur); Augustinus (Augustus); Cæsōninus (Caso); Calvinus (Calvus); Cicărinus (Cicur); Corvinus (Corvus); Crispinus (Crispus); Flamininus (Flaminius or flamen?); Frontinus (Fronto?); Justīnus (Justus); Lactucinus (Lactuca); Lævinus (Lævus); Longinus (Longus); Luscinus (Luscus); Măcerinus and Macrinus (Macer); Mamercinus (Mamercus); Mancinus (Mancus); Marcellinus (Marcellus); Messallinus (Messalla); Mětellinus (Mětellus); Pætinus (Pætus); Plautinus, of Plautus (Plautus); Rūfinus (Rufus); Saturninus (Saturnus); Sextinus (Sextus or Sestus); Tricipitinus (triceps); and some others.

Compare orcinus, of Orcus or death (Orcus); Plautinus, of Plautus (Plautus).

2. Substantives:

(a) Masculine: concubinus (concubina), a concubine (com, cùbare); inqvil-inus, a lodger (in col-ere); lupinus, a lupine; pulvinus, a cushion; sobrinus (sobrina f.), a second cousin, sister's child? (sŎrōr-).

Cæcina (Cæcus); Canina (canis?); Porcina (porca?).

(b) Feminine: carpinus (-inus?), the hornbeam; pīnus (cf. § 398), a pine tree (for pic-nus? cf. § 110, 1; and comp. πíτvs); sapinus (-inus?), a kind of pine tree.

angina, a quinsy (ang-ĕre); arvina (Verg.), grease; cæpina (Col.), an onion bed (capa-); cărina, a keel; cortina, a kettle; fărina, meal (comp. farr-); födīnæ (pl.), mines (födě-re); gallina, a hen (gallo-); lăpicīdina (pl.), stone quarries (lapid-, cæd-ĕre); năpina (Col.), a

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colza or coleseed bed (nāpo-); officina, a workshop (officio-); păriětina? (usually considered as parietĭnæ), ruins (păriět-); piscina, a fish-pond (pisci-); popina, a cookshop (comp. coqvo-, § 118. 2); porrina (Cato), a leek bed (porro-); pruina, boarfrost (comp. pro, pгæ, πрш); răpina, pillage (răpĕ-re); rāpina, turnip (rāpo-); rēgina, a queen (rēg-); rēsina, resin (pŋtīvn); ruina, a fall (ru-ĕre); sǎgina, stuffing, food (comp. σáTTEL); sălinæ, pl. (also sǎlinum), saltpits (sǎl-, sălire); scobina, a rasp (scăb-ere); spina, a thorn (for spicina, from spica-); vagina, a sheath; urina, urine (comp. ovpov). Agrippina (Agrippa); Faustina (Faustus); Plancina (Plancus). (c) Neuter: cătinum (also catinus, m.), a dish; linum, flax; vinum, wine (comp. vi-tis, viere, to twine).

-c-ino

Cloacina, goddess of sewers (cloaca); medi-c-ina, medical 840 art (medico-, mědēre); morti-cinus (adj.), carrion (morti-). -t-ino 1. Adjectives: clandestinus, secret (comp. clam); intestinus, internal (intus); libertinus, of the class of freedmen (liberto-); mātut-inus, in the morning (mātūta, the dawn); mědi-ast-inus, from the middle of the city, hence a drudge (medio-, ǎorv); pauper-tinus (Varr., Gell.), poor (paupĕr-); rěp-ent-inus, sudden (repenti-); vesper-tinus, of the evening (vespĕr-).

For proper names see § 838 b.c.

2.

water.

-lino

-tr-ino

Substantives: Libitina, goddess of funerals; sentina, bilge

culina, a kitchen (for coc-lina? coqvo-); disciplina, train- 841
ing (disc-ip-ulo-, discère); sterqvi-linum (Phædr.), a
dungheap (for stercorinum? stercŏs-); tablinum, a registry
(tǎbula-).

From stems in -tor. (For the omission of ō compare 842
the ending -tric, § 782.)

doc-tr-ina, learning (dŏcēre); lā-tr-ina (lăvātrina), a privy (lǎväre); pis-tr-inum, a mill; pis-tr-ina, a bakehouse (pis-ĕre, to pound); sú-tr-ina, a cobbler's shop or trade (su-ĕre); tex-tr-inum, weaving (tex-ère).

-ni

vii. Stems ending in -ni, -n.

1. Adjectives: immānis, wild (in, māno-; "in carmine Saliari Cerus manus intelligitur creator bonus," Festus, P. 122, Müll.); Înānis, empty; mūnis (rare), obliging (comp. mũnus); omnis, all; segnis, lazy.

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2. Substantives: amnis (m.), a river; clūnis (m. f.), a haunch; crinis (m.), hair; finis (m. f.), a boundary (for fid-nis, find-ere); fünis (m.), a rope; ignis (m.), fire; mane (n.), the morning; manes (m. pl.), the spirits below; moenia (n. pl.), walls; munia (n. pl.), duties (same as mœnia); pānis (m.), a loaf of bread; pēnis (m. for pes-nis; comp. Téos, nóσ-On); rēnes (m. pl.), kidneys.

On cănis (m. f.), a dog, see § 448.

-on (-in) Substantives: căro (f.), flesh (comp. Kрéas); homo (m. 844 also hěmo, § 449, and with old stem in -ōn), a mn (húmo-, ground); nēmo, no one (ne, hěmo); turbo (m.), a whirl (comp. turba-).

-gon (-gin) Substantives: aspergo (f.), a sprinkling (adsparg-ere); 845 margo (m.), a brink (comp. merg-ère, to dip); virgo (f), a girl (viro, a man? or vir-ere, to be fresh. Curtius and Corssen connect it with the root of ỏpy-áw).

-āg-on (-āgin) All feminine: ambago (only abl. s., Manil.), circuit (amb, ǎg-ère?); compago, a fastening (com, pangere); cori-ago (Col.), a skin disease (corio-); farr-ago, a mash (farr-); imago, a likeness (comp. im-ĭtāri; perhaps for mimi-tari; comp. μipei-obai); indago, an encircling (indo, ǎg-ere?); lumb-ago (Fest.), loin disease (lumbo-); plumb-ago, blacklead (plumbo-); pröpāgo, a slip of a plant, offspring (pro, pang-ere); sartago, a fryingpan; suffrago, the pastern, as if broken and bent up (sub, frang-ĕre); virago, a bold girl (viro-); võrago, a gulf (võrā-re).

-il-äg-Ŏn (-gin)

-úg-Ŏn (-ügĭn)

All feminine: cartilago, gristle (comp. κpéas); salsilago (Plin.), saltness (salso-); similago (Plin.), fine flour (simila-).

All feminine: ær-ugo, bronze-rust, jealousy (æs-); alb-ugo, a disease of the eye (albo-); ferr-ugo, ironrust (ferro-); lān-ugo, downy hair (lāna-); sals-ugo, saltness (salso-); vespĕr-ugo (Plaut.), the evening star (vespĕro-).

-ig-on (-igin) All feminine: cāligo, mist (comp. clam, cēlā‐re); depětigo, impětigo, a scabby eruption; füligo, soot; intrertigo, a galling (inter, tri-, těrĕre); lent-īgo, freckles (lenti-, linseed, which freckles resemble); lõlligo, a cuttle fish; melligo, bee-glue (mell-); Ŏrigo, a source (ŏrīri); porrigo, scurf (porro-, leek?); prūrigo, itching (prūrīre); rōbigo (rūbigo), rust (rüb-ro-, red); scaturigines (pl.), springs (scăturïre); siligo, white wheat; tentigo, tension (tento-); vertigo, a turn (vertĕre); vitiligo, a tetter; ūligo, wet (udo-).

-d-on (-din)

cardo (m.), a hinge (comp. кpadav, to brandish); grando 846
(f.), bail (comp. xáλača, § 126); hărundo (f.), a reed;
hirundo (f.), a swallow (comp xeλidwv, § 134); ordo
(m.), a row.

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