Rhoeteum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥοίτειον (Rhoíteion).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /roe̯ˈteː.um/, [roe̯ˈt̪eːʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /reˈte.um/, [reˈt̪ɛːum]

Proper noun

Rhoetēum n sg (genitive Rhoetēī); second declension

  1. (geography) A promontory of Troas situated at the entrance of the Hellespont
  2. A town on this promontory

Declension

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

Case Singular
Nominative Rhoetēum
Genitive Rhoetēī
Dative Rhoetēō
Accusative Rhoetēum
Ablative Rhoetēō
Vocative Rhoetēum
Locative Rhoetēī

Derived terms

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