Puteoli

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Puteolus (singular, uncommon)[1]

Etymology

From puteus (“well”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /puˈte.o.liː/, [pʊˈt̪eɔlʲiː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /puˈte.o.li/, [puˈt̪ɛːoli]

Proper noun

Puteolī m pl (genitive Puteolōrum); second declension

  1. A coastal city in Campania, founded as a port for Cumae, now Pozzuoli

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Puteolī
Genitive Puteolōrum
Dative Puteolīs
Accusative Puteolōs
Ablative Puteolīs
Vocative Puteolī
Locative Puteolīs

Derived terms
  • Puteolānus

Descendants
  • Italian: Pozzuoli
    • → Sicilian: Puzzuoli
  • Neapolitan: Pezzulo, Pezzule

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