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Tarentum

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), of uncertain origin but probably Pre-Greek and related to Illyrian *darandos (oak). Doublet of Taras and Taranto.

Proper noun

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Tarentum

  1. (historical) Former name of Taranto, a city in Italy.

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Translations

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), of uncertain origin but probably Pre-Greek and related to Illyrian *darandos (oak).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Tarentum n sg (genitive Tarentī); second declension

  1. Taranto (a city in Italy)

Declension

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

singular
nominative Tarentum
genitive Tarentī
dative Tarentō
accusative Tarentum
ablative Tarentō
vocative Tarentum
locative Tarentī

Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • English: Tarentum
  • Italian: Taranto
  • Sicilian: Tàrantu, Tàrintu

References

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  • Tarentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Tarentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.