Thesprotius

Thesprotius
Thesprōti, ōrum, m., = Thesprôtoi, a people in the south-western part of Epirus, Luc. 3, 179; Liv. 43, 21, 4.—Their land was called Thesprōtĭa, ae, f., = Thesprôtia, Plin. 4, 1, 1, § 4; Cic. Att. 6, 3, 2.—Hence,
A.
Thesprōtĭus, a, um, adj., Thesprotian:

sinus,

Liv. 8, 24:

arva,

Sil. 15, 297.—
B.
Thesprōtis, ĭdis, adj. f., Thesprotian:

terra,

i. e. Thesprotia, Avien. Arat. 384.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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