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Latin
Etymology
From Etruscan 𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌌 (aritim).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Arrētium n sg (genitive Arrētiī or Arrētī); second declension
- One of the most powerful cities of Etruria, situated on the upper valley of the river Arnus, now Arezzo.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “Arretium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Arretium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.