Paestum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paestum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛs.təm/
  • Hyphenation: Paes‧tum

Proper noun

Paestum

  1. (the site of) a Graeco-Roman city on the coast of present-day Campania

Anagrams

Italian

Proper noun

Paestum m

  1. Paestum (ancient town in Italy)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Lucanian *𐌐𐌀𐌉𐌔𐌕𐌏𐌔 (*paistos).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpae̯s.tum/, [ˈpae̯s.tũ]

Proper noun

Paestum n (genitive Paestī); second declension

  1. Paestum (ancient town in Italy)

Declension

Second declension, with locative.

Case Singular
nominative Paestum
genitive Paestī
dative Paestō
accusative Paestum
ablative Paestō
vocative Paestum
locative Paestī

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Paestānī
  • Paestānus

References

  • Paestum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Paestum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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