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Signia

Signia · f

an ancient town in Latium which produced an astringent wine

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What it meant

1. Signĭa — Lewis & Short

Signĭa, ae, f.,

I an ancient town in Latium which produced an astringent wine, now Segni, Liv. 1, 56; 2, 21 fin.; 8, 3; 32, 2; Plin. 14, 6. 8, § 65; Sil. 8, 380.—Hence, Signīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Signia, Signian: vinum, Cels. 4, 5; 4, 19 fin.; Mart. 13, 116: pira, Col. 5, 10, 18; Plin. 15, 15, 16, § 55; Juv. 11, 73 al.: opus, a kind of plaster for walls and pavements, made of potsherds and lime, Vitr. 2, 4; 7, 11; 8, 7; Col. 1, 6, 12; 8, 15, 3; 8, 17, 1.—As subst.
1 Signīnum, i, n., = Signinum opus, Col. 9, 1, 2; Plin. 35, 12, 46, § 165.—
2 Signīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Signia, Signians, Liv. 27, 10; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 64.

2. Signia — Walde–Hofmann

Signia, -ae f. „Stadt in Latium“ (seit Liv., davon Signin seit Liv., signinum (sc. opus] seit Vitr.): s. Ernout-Meillet? 938. — [Walde–Hofmann, s.v. Signia, p. 1440]

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Where it came from

  • Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine Treated in Ernout-Meillet, Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue latine s.v. Signia (scan p. 648; entry #10722).
  • Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch Treated in Walde-Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Worterbuch s.v. Signia (scan p. 1440; entry #2604).

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