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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνεμούριον (Anemoúrion).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Anemūrium n sg (genitive Anemūriī or Anemūrī); second declension
- a promontory of Asia Minor in modern Turkey and the nearest point of Cilicia to Cyprus
- an ancient town on this promontory
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
References
- Anemurium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Anemurium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly