Drepanum

Latin

Alternative forms

• Drepana

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δρέπανον (Drépanon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdre.pa.num/, [ˈd̪rɛpänʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdre.pa.num/, [ˈd̪rɛːpänum]

Proper noun

Drepanum n sg (genitive Drepanī); second declension

1. A city in Sicily, situated on the western point of the island, now Trapani

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Drepanum
Genitive	Drepanī
Dative	Drepanō
Accusative	Drepanum
Ablative	Drepanō
Vocative	Drepanum
Locative	Drepanī

Derived terms

• Drepanitānus

References

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