Lilybaeum

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λιλύβαιον (Lilúbaion).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lilybaeum n sg (genitive Lilybaeī); second declension

  1. an ancient Carthaginian city on the island of Sicily, modern Italy; now Marsala
  2. A promontory that forms the western point of the island of Sicily

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Lilybaeum
genitive Lilybaeī
dative Lilybaeō
accusative Lilybaeum
ablative Lilybaeō
vocative Lilybaeum
locative Lilybaeī

See also

References

  • Lilybaeum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Lilybaeum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.