Paestum

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paestum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɛs.təm/
Hyphenation: Paes‧tum

Proper noun

Paestum

(the site of) a Graeco-Roman city on the coast of present-day Campania

Anagrams

saeptum, steam up, sæptum

Italian

Proper noun

Paestum m

Paestum (ancient town in Italy)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Lucanian *𐌐𐌀𐌉𐌔𐌕𐌏𐌔 (*paistos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpae̯s.tum/, [ˈpae̯s.tũ]

Proper noun

Paestum n (genitive Paestī); second declension

Paestum (ancient town in Italy)

Declension

Second declension, with locative.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Paestum
Genitive	Paestī
Dative	Paestō
Accusative	Paestum
Ablative	Paestō
Vocative	Paestum
Locative	Paestī

Synonyms

Posīdōnia

Derived terms

Paestānī
Paestānus

References

Paestum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Paestum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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