Seulum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 서울 (Seoul, literally “capital city”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /seˈuː.lum/, [s̠eˈuːɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ] or IPA^(key): /ˈse.u.lum/, [ˈs̠eʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈu.lum/, [seˈuːlum] or IPA^(key): /ˈse.u.lum/, [ˈsɛːulum]

Proper noun

Seū̆lum n sg (genitive Seū̆lī); second declension

1. (New Latin) Seoul (the capital city of South Korea)

Declension

Note on vowel length: while the original Korean is short, the accent is kept on the penultimate, which would force the vowel to be lengthened.

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

	singular
nominative	Seū̆lum
genitive	Seū̆lī
dative	Seū̆lō
accusative	Seū̆lum
ablative	Seū̆lō
vocative	Seū̆lum
locative	Seū̆lī

Derived terms

• Seū̆lēnsis