Lectum

See also: lectum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λέκτον (Lékton).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlek.tum/, [ˈɫ̪ɛkt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈlek.tum/, [ˈlɛkt̪um]

Proper noun

Lectum n sg (genitive Lectī); second declension

1. A promontory in Troas, modern Turkey, opposite to the island of Lesbos

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lectum
Genitive	Lectī
Dative	Lectō
Accusative	Lectum
Ablative	Lectō
Vocative	Lectum

References

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