Lemma 1ūrbs

nounfeminine

city; City of Rome

Morphology2 analyses

nominative singularurbs · regular

vocative singularurbs · regular

Lewis & Short

key · urbsFull entry

urbs, urbis, f., dat. [Sanscr. vardh-, to make strong; cf. Pers. vard-ana, city]

I.a walled town, a city.

II.Lit.

1.In gen.; Müll.: urbs dicitur ab orbe, quod antiquae civitates in orbem flebant, id. ap.: Serv.: certabant urbem Romam Remoramne vocarent, Enn. ap. (Ann. v. 85 Vahl.): arce et urbe sum orba, id. ap. (Trag. v. 114 ib.). — Rarely, and mostly poet., with the name of the city in gen. — With adj. prop.: urbs Romana = Roma. — Of other cities (rare and post-class.), ext. 4: in urbe Aquilejensi, Paul. v. S.

2.In partic., the city of Rome (like, of Athens) — Ad urbem esse, to stop at or near Rome; in publicists' lang., of returning generals, who had to remain outside of the city till the Senate decreed them the right of entrance; Ascon.

1.The city, for the citizens rare; bene moratae, Auct. ap.

2.The capital city, metropolis (post-class.)

III.Trop.