Herculaneum

English

Etymology

From Latin Herculaneum, named for the mythical figure Hercules.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌhɜːkjuˈleɪni.əm/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌhɜɹkjəˈleɪni.əm/

Proper noun

Herculaneum

(historical) a city in Italy which was entirely destroyed by the same eruption of Vesuvius that also turned Pompeii into a ruin

Translations

city in Italy

Armenian: Հերկուլանում (Herkulanum)
French: Herculanum (fr)
German: Herculaneum
Italian: Ercolano

Latin: Herculāneum
Russian: Геркула́нум (Gerkulánum)
Spanish: Herculano

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