Lucania

English

Map of Roman Regio III, which comprised Lucania and neighboring Bruttium

Etymology

Latin Lūcānia

Proper noun

Lucania

1. A region of ancient Italy, comprising modern Basilicata and Cilento.

Derived terms

• Lucanian

Italian

Etymology

From Latin.

Proper noun

Lucania f

1. Lucania

Anagrams

• Luciana

Latin

Etymology

From Lucani +‎ -ia, an Oscan-Samnium tribe of the area. The name's origin is disputed, with suggested connections including Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “bright”), Latin lux (“light”), lucus (“sacred wood”), and Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”), though the first three are all from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. More at Lucania.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /luːˈkaː.ni.a/, [ɫ̪uːˈkäːniä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /luˈka.ni.a/, [luˈkäːniä]

Proper noun

Lūcānia f sg (genitive Lūcāniae); first declension

1. Lucania

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lūcānia
Genitive	Lūcāniae
Dative	Lūcāniae
Accusative	Lūcāniam
Ablative	Lūcāniā
Vocative	Lūcānia
Locative	Lūcāniae

Derived terms

• Lūcānus
• Lūcānī

Descendants

• Translingual: Lucania

References

• “Lucania”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Lucania”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Lucania in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Cowan, Ross (2009) Roman Conquests: Italy, Pen & Sword Books