Matium

Latin

Etymology

Mentioned by Pliny; possibly a Hittite name suggested by 𒈠𒀜𒋾𒌋𒀀𒍝 (Mattiuaza), king of the 𒈪𒋫𒀭𒉌 (“Mitanni”). This name is compared to Citium in Cyprus and is found in tribal and personal names in places in Asia Minor such as Thyatira and Mysia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ti.um/, [ˈmät̪iʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmat.t͡si.um/, [ˈmät̪ː͡s̪ium]

Proper noun

Matium n sg (genitive Matiī or Matī); second declension

1. A town of Creta, situated opposite to the island of Dia

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Matium
Genitive	Matiī Matī1
Dative	Matiō
Accusative	Matium
Ablative	Matiō
Vocative	Matium
Locative	Matiī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

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