Picenum

Latin

Etymology

From pīcus (“woodpecker”), the name of the local tribe's sacred animal

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /piːˈkeː.num/, [piːˈkeː.nũː]
Regio V - Picenum

Proper noun

Pīcēnum n sg (genitive Pīcēnī); second declension

  1. (geography) A district of central Italy extending from the mouth of the river Aesis to that of the Matrinus, corresponding more or less to the region of Marche

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Pīcēnum
Genitive Pīcēnī
Dative Pīcēnō
Accusative Pīcēnum
Ablative Pīcēnō
Vocative Pīcēnum

Derived terms

References
  • Picenum in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Picenum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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