Tarentum
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English
Etymology
From Latin Tarentum, from Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), of uncertain origin but probably Pre-Greek and related to Illyrian *darandos (“oak”). Doublet of Taras and Taranto.
Proper noun
Tarentum
- (historical) Former name of Taranto, a city in Italy.
Synonyms
Translations
ancient Taranto
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), of uncertain origin but probably Pre-Greek and related to Illyrian *darandos (“oak”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /taˈren.tum/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /taˈren.tum/,
Proper noun
Tarentum n sg (genitive Tarentī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tarentum |
| Genitive | Tarentī |
| Dative | Tarentō |
| Accusative | Tarentum |
| Ablative | Tarentō |
| Vocative | Tarentum |
| Locative | Tarentī |
Synonyms
Related terms
- bellum Tarentinum (“Pyrrhic War”)
Descendants
References
- “Tarentum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Tarentum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.