Lilybaeum
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Λιλύβαιον (Lilúbaion).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /li.lyˈbae̯.um/, [lʲɪlʲʏˈbäe̯ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /li.liˈbe.um/, [liliˈbɛːum]
Proper noun edit
Lilybaeum n sg (genitive Lilybaeī); second declension
- an ancient Carthaginian city on the island of Sicily, modern Italy; now Marsala
- A promontory that forms the western point of the island of Sicily
Declension edit
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 edit
References edit
- “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.