2. Parma, ae, f.,
- I. the city of Parma, in Gallia Cispadana, between Cremona and Placentia, famed for its breed of sheep, Plin. 3, 15, 20, § 115; Cic. Fam. 12, 5, 2; 10, 33, 4; Liv. 39, 55: velleribus primis Apulia, Parma secundis Nobilis, Mart. 14, 155, 1; cf. id. 2, 43, 4; 5, 13, 8.
Hence,
- II. Par-mensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Parma, Parman: Cassī Parmensis opuscula, Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 3.
In plur.: Parmenses, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Parma, the Parmans, Cic. Phil. 14, 3, 8; Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 13, a.