Casilinum
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First mentioned by Pliny in Hist. Nat. iii.70. Of uncertain origin, perhaps from an earlier name *Kasi-lo-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas- (“grey”), similar to canus, with the common suffix -inum, -ino (as in Arpinum). Compare Casinum in Latium.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ka.siˈliː.num/, [käs̠ɪˈlʲiːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka.siˈli.num/, [käs̬iˈliːnum]
Proper noun
[edit]Casilīnum n sg (genitive Casilīnī); second declension
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Casilīnum |
| genitive | Casilīnī |
| dative | Casilīnō |
| accusative | Casilīnum |
| ablative | Casilīnō |
| vocative | Casilīnum |
| locative | Casilīnī |
References
[edit]- “Casilinum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Casilinum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Villar: Villar, F. La complessità dei livelli di stratificazione indoeuropea nell'Europa occidentale, in Bocchi, G., Ceruti, M. (eds.), Le radici prime dell'Europa, Milano 2001.