Tarentum
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), of uncertain origin but probably Pre-Greek and related to Illyrian *darandos (“oak”). Doublet of Taras and Taranto.
Proper noun edit
Tarentum
- (historical) Former name of Taranto, a city in Italy.
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), of uncertain origin but probably Pre-Greek and related to Illyrian *darandos (“oak”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /taˈren.tum/, [t̪äˈrɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /taˈren.tum/, [t̪äˈrɛn̪t̪um]
Proper noun edit
Tarentum n sg (genitive Tarentī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Tarentum |
Genitive | Tarentī |
Dative | Tarentō |
Accusative | Tarentum |
Ablative | Tarentō |
Vocative | Tarentum |
Locative | Tarentī |
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
- bellum Tarentinum (“Pyrrhic War”)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “Tarentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Tarentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.