Picenum

Latin

Etymology

From pīcus (“woodpecker”), the name of the local tribe's sacred animal.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /piːˈkeː.num/, [piːˈkeːnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /piˈt͡ʃe.num/, [piˈt͡ʃɛːnum]

Regio V - Picenum

Proper noun

Pīcēnum n sg (genitive Pīcēnī); second declension

1. An ancient region in Italy, extending from the mouth of the river Aesis to that of the Matrinus, corresponding more or less to the region of Marche

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pīcēnum
Genitive	Pīcēnī
Dative	Pīcēnō
Accusative	Pīcēnum
Ablative	Pīcēnō
Vocative	Pīcēnum

Derived terms

• Pīcēnus
• Pīcens
• Pīcēntes

References

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