Sipontum

Latin

Alternative forms

• Sīpuntum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σιποῦς (Sipoûs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /siːˈpon.tum/, [s̠iːˈpɔn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /siˈpon.tum/, [siˈpɔn̪t̪um]

Proper noun

Sīpontum n sg (genitive Sīpontī); second declension

1. A city in Apulia, situated in the bight of a deep bay formed by the promontory of Garganus

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sīpontum
Genitive	Sīpontī
Dative	Sīpontō
Accusative	Sīpontum
Ablative	Sīpontō
Vocative	Sīpontum
Locative	Sīpontī

Derived terms

• Sīpontīnus

References

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