Butuntum

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /buˈtun.tum/, [bʊˈt̪ʊn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /buˈtun.tum/, [buˈt̪un̪t̪um]

Proper noun

Butuntum n sg (genitive Butuntī); second declension

1. An inland city in Apulia, situated not far from Barium, now Bitonto

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Butuntum
Genitive	Butuntī
Dative	Butuntō
Accusative	Butuntum
Ablative	Butuntō
Vocative	Butuntum
Locative	Butuntī

Derived terms

• Butuntīnus
• Butuntīnensis

References

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