Rhegium

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ῥήγιον (Rhḗgion).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈreː.ɡi.um/, [ˈreː.ɡi.ũ]

Proper noun

Rhēgium n (genitive Rhēgiī or Rhēgī); second declension

  1. One of the most important cities of Magna Graecia, situated near the southern end of Bruttium, now Reggio Calabria

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Rhēgium
Genitive Rhēgiī
Rhēgī1
Dative Rhēgiō
Accusative Rhēgium
Ablative Rhēgiō
Vocative Rhēgium

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

Derived terms
  • Rhēgīnus

Descendants

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