Lucentum

Latin

Etymology

From lūcens (“bright, shining”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /luːˈken.tum/, [ɫ̪uːˈkɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /luˈt͡ʃen.tum/, [luˈt͡ʃɛn̪t̪um]

Proper noun

Lūcentum n sg (genitive Lūcentī); second declension

1. A coastal city in Hispania Tarraconensis, now Alicante

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lūcentum
Genitive	Lūcentī
Dative	Lūcentō
Accusative	Lūcentum
Ablative	Lūcentō
Vocative	Lūcentum
Locative	Lūcentī

Derived terms

• Lūcentius

References

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