Drepanum

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Drepana

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δρέπανον (Drépanon).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdre.pa.num/, [ˈd̪rɛpänʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdre.pa.num/, [ˈd̪rɛːpänum]

Proper noun

Drepanum n sg (genitive Drepanī); second declension

  1. A city in Sicily, situated on the western point of the island, now Trapani

Declension

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

Case Singular
Nominative Drepanum
Genitive Drepanī
Dative Drepanō
Accusative Drepanum
Ablative Drepanō
Vocative Drepanum
Locative Drepanī

Derived terms
  • Drepanitānus

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