Aeculanum
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἀικούλανον (Aikoúlanon), which could be from Proto-Indo-European *aikwo- (“plain”), probably through a Messapic (Daunian) language. Compared is aequor (“leveled surface”), but this is disputed. Also see the proper names Aecae, Aequi and Aequum Tuticum.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯.kuˈlaː.num/, [äe̯kʊˈɫ̪äːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.kuˈla.num/, [ekuˈläːnum]
Proper noun edit
Aeculānum n sg (genitive Aeculānī); second declension
- A town of the Hirpini, in Samnium, between Beneventum and Aquilonia
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Aeculānum |
| Genitive | Aeculānī |
| Dative | Aeculānō |
| Accusative | Aeculānum |
| Ablative | Aeculānō |
| Vocative | Aeculānum |
| Locative | Aeculānī |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Aeculanum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Aeculanum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Aeculanum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Universal Historical Dictionary: Or Explanation of the Names of Persons and Places in the Departments of Biblical, Political and Eccles. History, Mythology, Heraldry, Biography, Bibliography, Geography, and Numismatics, Volume 1
- "Aeculanum" Hirpini et Daunia