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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ūranium n sg (genitive Ūraniī or Ūranī); second declension
- A town in Caria, mentioned by Pliny
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- Uranium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.