Nomentani

Nōmentum, i, n., a city in the country of the Sabines, now Mentana, Liv. 1, 38; 4, 22; 32; Verg. A. 6, 773.—

II.

Hence,

A.

Nōmentānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nomentum:

ager,

Plin. 14, 4, 5, § 48:

vina,

Mart. 13, 119:

via,

the road leading from Rome to Nomentum, Liv. 3, 52.— Plur. subst.: Nōmentāni, ōrum, m., the Nomentans, Liv. 8, 14; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 64.—

B.

Nōmentānus, i, m., a Roman surname:

L. Cassius Nomentanus,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 102; 1, 8, 11 et saep. ‡† nŏmĭmus, a, um, adj., = nomimos, lawful, legitimate, = legitimus:

PATER NOMIMVS,

Inscr. Orell. 5059.