Grumentum

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡruːˈmen.tum/, [ɡruːˈmɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡruˈmen.tum/, [ɡruˈmɛn̪t̪um]

Proper noun

Grūmentum n sg (genitive Grūmentī); second declension

1. A city in interior Lucania

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Grūmentum
Genitive	Grūmentī
Dative	Grūmentō
Accusative	Grūmentum
Ablative	Grūmentō
Vocative	Grūmentum
Locative	Grūmentī

Derived terms

• Grūmentīnus

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Γρουμεντόν (Groumentón)
• Italian: Grumento

References

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