Lilybaeum
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Λιλύβαιον (Lilúbaion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [lɪ.lyˈbae̯.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [li.liˈbɛː.um]
Proper noun
Lilybaeum n sg (genitive Lilybaeī); second declension
- an ancient Carthaginian city on the island of Sicily, modern Italy; now Marsala
- 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.