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Latin
Etymology
Mentioned by Pliny; possibly a Hittite name suggested by 𒈠𒀜𒋾𒌋𒀀𒍝 (Mattiuaza), king of the 𒈪𒋫𒀭𒉌 (“Mitanni”). This name is compared to Citium in Cyprus and is found in tribal and personal names in places in Asia Minor such as Thyatira and Mysia.[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Matium n sg (genitive Matiī or Matī); second declension
- A town of Creta, situated opposite to the island of Dia
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- Matium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Matium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- ^ J. RENDEL HARRIS, M.A., LITT.D., D.THEoL., ETC.: THE EARLY COLONISTS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN, p. 357