Ceramus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κέραμος (Kéramos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈke.ra.mus/, [ˈkɛrämʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ra.mus/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːrämus]

Proper noun

Ceramus f sg (genitive Ceramī); second declension

1. A city of Caria on the northern coast of the Ceramic Gulf

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Ceramus
genitive	Ceramī
dative	Ceramō
accusative	Ceramum
ablative	Ceramō
vocative	Cerame
locative	Ceramī

Derived terms

• Ceramīcus

References

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