Politorium
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Named after Polites of Troy, its alleged founder.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /po.liːˈtoː.ri.um/, [pɔlʲiːˈt̪oːriʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /po.liˈto.ri.um/, [poliˈt̪ɔːrium]
Proper noun edit
Polītōrium n sg (genitive Polītōriī or Polītōrī); second declension
- An ancient city in Latium, destroyed at a very early period
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Polītōrium |
| Genitive | Polītōriī Polītōrī1 |
| Dative | Polītōriō |
| Accusative | Polītōrium |
| Ablative | Polītōriō |
| Vocative | Polītōrium |
| Locative | Polītōriī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants edit
- Ancient Greek: Πολῑτώριον (Polītṓrion)
Derived words edit
- polītōrīnus (demonym)
References edit
- “Politorium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Politorium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.