Auximum

Latin

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weg- (“to magnify, increase”) with an S-stem extension similar to *augs. If so, related to augeo (“I increase”). There was also an Auximum in Campania, suggesting a possible Umbrian-like dialect or Picene stratum.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯k.si.mum/, [ˈäu̯ks̠ɪmʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈau̯k.si.mum/, [ˈäu̯ksimum]

Proper noun

Auximum n sg (genitive Auximī); second declension

1. A city in Picenum situated on a hill near Ancon, now the town of Osimo

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Auximum
Genitive	Auximī
Dative	Auximō
Accusative	Auximum
Ablative	Auximō
Vocative	Auximum
Locative	Auximī

Derived terms

• Auximās

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Αὔξουμον (Aúxoumon)
• Italian: Osimo

References

• “Auximum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Auximum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.