Ceramus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κέραμος (Kéramos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈke.ra.mus/, [ˈkɛrämʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ra.mus/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːrämus]

Proper noun

Ceramus f sg (genitive Ceramī); second declension

  1. A city of Caria on the northern coast of the Ceramic Gulf

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Ceramus
Genitive Ceramī
Dative Ceramō
Accusative Ceramum
Ablative Ceramō
Vocative Cerame
Locative Ceramī

Derived terms
  • Ceramīcus

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