Lilybaeum
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Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Λιλύβαιον (Lilúbaion).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /li.lyˈbae̯.um/, [lʲɪlʲʏˈbäe̯ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /li.liˈbe.um/, [liliˈbɛːum]
Proper noun
[edit]Lilybaeum n sg (genitive Lilybaeī); second declension
- an ancient Carthaginian city on the island of Sicily, modern Italy; now Marsala
- A promontory that forms the western point of the island of Sicily
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Lilybaeum |
Genitive | Lilybaeī |
Dative | Lilybaeō |
Accusative | Lilybaeum |
Ablative | Lilybaeō |
Vocative | Lilybaeum |
Locative | Lilybaeī |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “Lilybaeum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lilybaeum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.