Abellinum

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /a.belˈliː.num/, [äbɛlˈlʲiːnʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.belˈli.num/, [äbelˈliːnum]

Proper noun

Abellīnum n sg (genitive Abellīnī); second declension

  1. A considerable city of Hirpinia, situated in the upper valley of the river Sabatus, now the city of Avellino.

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Abellīnum
Genitive Abellīnī
Dative Abellīnō
Accusative Abellīnum
Ablative Abellīnō
Vocative Abellīnum
Locative Abellīnī

Derived terms
  • Abellīnus

Descendants
  • Italian: Avellino

References
  • “Abellinum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Abellinum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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