Cannae
See also: cannae
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Cannae
- (historical) A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans
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Etymology edit
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- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkan.nae̯/, [ˈkänːäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkan.ne/, [ˈkänːe]
Proper noun edit
Cannae f pl (genitive Cannārum); first declension
- a small inland town of Apulia famous for the victory of Hannibal, situated near the right bank of the river Aufidus, now Canne della Battaglia
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
Case | Plural |
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Nominative | Cannae |
Genitive | Cannārum |
Dative | Cannīs |
Accusative | Cannās |
Ablative | Cannīs |
Vocative | Cannae |
Locative | Cannīs |