Misenum

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /miːˈseː.num/, [miːˈs̠eːnʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /miˈse.num/, [miˈs̬ɛːnum]

Proper noun

Mīsēnum n sg (genitive Mīsēnī); second declension

  1. A promontory and town of Campania, famous for being the station of the Roman fleet

Declension

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

Case Singular
Nominative Mīsēnum
Genitive Mīsēnī
Dative Mīsēnō
Accusative Mīsēnum
Ablative Mīsēnō
Vocative Mīsēnum
Locative Mīsēnī

Derived terms
  • Mīsēnensis

Descendants
  • → Ancient Greek: Μισηνόν (Misēnón)
  • Italian: Miseno

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