Sigeum
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Σίγειον (Sígeion).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /siːˈɡeː.um/, [s̠iːˈɡeːʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /siˈd͡ʒe.um/, [siˈd͡ʒɛːum]
Proper noun
editSīgēum n sg (genitive Sīgēī); second declension
- A promontory and ancient town in Troas, situated at the entrance of the Hellespont in modern Turkey
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Sīgēum |
Genitive | Sīgēī |
Dative | Sīgēō |
Accusative | Sīgēum |
Ablative | Sīgēō |
Vocative | Sīgēum |
Locative | Sīgēī |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “Sigeum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sigeum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Sigeum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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- Latin neuter nouns
- la:Headlands
- la:Ancient settlements
- la:Places in Turkey