Larinum

Latin

Etymology

From Oscan, where it also appears in the form LADINOD. Further etymology unknown. According to UTET, possibly related to laridum (“bacon grease”) and Ancient Greek λαρινός (larinós, “fat”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /laːˈriː.num/, [ɫ̪äːˈriːnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /laˈri.num/, [läˈriːnum]

Proper noun

Lārīnum n sg (genitive Lārīnī); second declension

1. A city in the northern part of Apulia, situated near the river Tifernus, now the town of Larino

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Lārīnum
genitive	Lārīnī
dative	Lārīnō
accusative	Lārīnum
ablative	Lārīnō
vocative	Lārīnum
locative	Lārīnī

Derived terms

• Lārīnās

References

• “Larinum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Larinum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Giuliano Gasca Queirazza, Carla Marcato, Giulia Petracco Sicardi, Alda Rossebastiano (1990): Dizionario di toponomastica. I nomi geografici italiani, Torino, UTET.