Bilitio

Latin

Etymology

From a Lepontic term meaning “juniper bushes”. First attested in an AD 590 text by Gregory of Tours.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /biˈli.ti.oː/, [bɪˈlʲɪt̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /biˈlit.t͡si.o/, [biˈlit̪ː͡s̪io]

Proper noun

Bilitiō f sg (genitive Bilitiōnis); third declension

1. Bellinzona (a town in Switzerland)

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Bilitiō
Genitive	Bilitiōnis
Dative	Bilitiōnī
Accusative	Bilitiōnem
Ablative	Bilitiōne
Vocative	Bilitiō
Locative	Bilitiōnī Bilitiōne

Descendants

• Italian: Bellinzona