Derrhium

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δέρριον (Dérrhion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈder.ri.um/, [ˈd̪ɛrːiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈder.ri.um/, [ˈd̪ɛrːium]

Proper noun

Derrhium n sg (genitive Derrhiī or Derrhī); second declension

1. A town of Laconia, situated on the Mount Taygetus

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Derrhium
Genitive	Derrhiī Derrhī1
Dative	Derrhiō
Accusative	Derrhium
Ablative	Derrhiō
Vocative	Derrhium
Locative	Derrhiī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

• “Derrhium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly