Tarentum

English

Etymology

From Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), of uncertain origin but probably Pre-Greek and related to Illyrian *darandos (“oak”). Doublet of Taras and Taranto.

Proper noun

Tarentum

1. (historical) Former name of Taranto, a city in Italy.

Synonyms

• Taras

Translations

ancient Taranto

• Armenian: Տարենտ (Tarent)
• Greek:

  Ancient: Τάρας m (Táras)

• Marathi: तारेंतुम (tārentum)
• Russian: Таре́нт (Tarént)

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), of uncertain origin but probably Pre-Greek and related to Illyrian *darandos (“oak”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /taˈren.tum/, [t̪äˈrɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /taˈren.tum/, [t̪äˈrɛn̪t̪um]

Proper noun

Tarentum n sg (genitive Tarentī); second declension

1. Taranto (a city in Italy)

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Tarentum
Genitive	Tarentī
Dative	Tarentō
Accusative	Tarentum
Ablative	Tarentō
Vocative	Tarentum
Locative	Tarentī

Synonyms

• Taras

Related terms

• bellum Tarentinum (“Pyrrhic War”)

Descendants

• English: Tarentum
• Italian: Taranto
  • English: Taranto
• Sicilian: Tàrantu, Tàrintu

References

• “Tarentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Tarentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.