Lilybaeum

Latin

Alternative forms

• Lilybaeon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λιλύβαιον (Lilúbaion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /li.lyˈbae̯.um/, [lʲɪlʲʏˈbäe̯ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /li.liˈbe.um/, [liliˈbɛːum]

Proper noun

Lilybaeum n sg (genitive Lilybaeī); second declension

1. an ancient Carthaginian city on the island of Sicily, modern Italy; now Marsala
2. A promontory that forms the western point of the island of Sicily

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lilybaeum
Genitive	Lilybaeī
Dative	Lilybaeō
Accusative	Lilybaeum
Ablative	Lilybaeō
Vocative	Lilybaeum
Locative	Lilybaeī

See also

• Pachȳnus
• Pelōrus

References

• “Lilybaeum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Lilybaeum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.