Picenum

Latin

Etymology

From pīcus (“woodpecker”), the name of the local tribe's sacred animal.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /piːˈkeː.num/, [piːˈkeːnʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /piˈt͡ʃe.num/, [piˈt͡ʃɛːnum]
Regio V - Picenum

Proper noun

Pīcēnum n sg (genitive Pīcēnī); second declension

  1. (geography) A district of central Italy extending from the mouth of the river Aesis to that of the Matrinus, corresponding more or less to the region of Marche

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Pīcēnum
Genitive Pīcēnī
Dative Pīcēnō
Accusative Pīcēnum
Ablative Pīcēnō
Vocative Pīcēnum

Derived terms

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