Samnium

English

Proper noun

Samnium

  1. (historical) A region of southern Italy in Roman times

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Latin

Etymology

A contraction of Sabīnium, from Sabīnī (“Sabines”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsam.ni.um/, [ˈsam.ni.ũ]

Proper noun

Samnium n (genitive Samniī or Samnī); second declension

  1. (geography) One of the principal districts of Central Italy
Map of ancient Samnium

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Samnium
Genitive Samniī
Samnī1
Dative Samniō
Accusative Samnium
Ablative Samniō
Vocative Samnium

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

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References
  • Samnium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Samnium in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Samnium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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