Helorum

Latin

Alternative forms

• Helōrus
• Elōrus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἕλωρος (Hélōros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /heˈloː.rum/, [hɛˈɫ̪oːrʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈlo.rum/, [eˈlɔːrum]

Proper noun

Helōrum n sg (genitive Helōrī); second declension

1. A city in Sicily, situated near Syracusae and the banks of the river Helorus

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Helōrum
genitive	Helōrī
dative	Helōrō
accusative	Helōrum
ablative	Helōrō
vocative	Helōrum
locative	Helōrī

Derived terms

• Helōrīnī
• Helōrīnus

References

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