Pisaurum

Latin

Etymology

From Pisaurus, the local river.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /piˈsau̯.rum/, [pɪˈs̠äu̯rʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /piˈsau̯.rum/, [piˈs̬äːu̯rum]

Proper noun

Pisaurum n sg (genitive Pisaurī); second declension

  1. A considerable town of Umbria, situated on the Adriatic coast, now the town of Pesaro

Declension

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

Case Singular
Nominative Pisaurum
Genitive Pisaurī
Dative Pisaurō
Accusative Pisaurum
Ablative Pisaurō
Vocative Pisaurum
Locative Pisaurī

Derived terms
  • Pisaurēnsēs

Descendants
  • → Ancient Greek: Πείσαυρα (Peísaura)
  • Italian: Pesaro

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