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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δῖον (Dîon).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dīum n sg (genitive Diī); second declension
- One of the leading towns of Macedonia
- A city in Acte
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
References
- Dium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Dium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly