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1. Rūmīna (in some MSS. Rūmĭa), ae,f. [rumis, qs. she that offers her breast], a Roman goddess of nursing mothers, who was worshipped in a separate temple near the fig-tree under which Romulus and Remus had sucked the breast (rumis) of the shewolf, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 5; id. ap. Non. 167, 30 sq. (v. the passages under rumis); Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 11; 6, 19 fin.; 7, 11.
Hence,

  1. A. Rūmīnālis, e, adj.: ficus, the fig-tree of Romulus and Remus, Liv. 1,4,5 (where,from a false etymology, the earlier form is said to have been Rumularis, Weissenb. ad loc.; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 90: alii a Romulo velint dictam quasi Romularem); Tac. A. 13, 58; Aur. Vict. Orig. 20 fin.; Fest. p. 270 Müll.; cf. id. p. 400 ib.; Serv. 1. 1.; Varr. L. L. 5, § 54 Müll.
    By poet. license, it is also called,
  2. B. Rūmĭna ficus, Ov. F. 2, 412 (where, as above in Liv., from a false etymology, a pretended older form, Romula, is given).

2. Rūmĭna, ficus, v. 1. Rumina, B.

1. Rūmĭnālis, ficus, v. 1. Rumina, A.

* 2. rūmĭnālis, e, adj. [rumen], chewing again, ruminating: hostiae, Plin. 8, 51, 77, § 206.

rūmĭnātĭo, ōnis,f. [ruminor], a chewing over again, chewing the cud, rumination.

  1. I. Lit.: animalium, Plin. 11, 37, 79, § 201; Serv. Verg. E. 6, 54.
    1. B. Transf., a doubling; a repetition, return: corticis, Plin. 15, 23, 25, § 94: hiemis, id. 17, 22, 35, § 191.
  2. * II. Trop., a thinking over, revolving in the mind, ruminating, rumination: cotidiana, Cic. Att. 2, 12, 2.

rūmĭnātor, ōris, m. [ruminor], one that chews again or ruminates (late Lat.), Arn. 7, 230.