Metellinum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Named after the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, who founded it as a military base for his operations in western Iberia, during the Sertorian War.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /me.telˈliː.num/, [mɛt̪ɛlˈlʲiːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.telˈli.num/, [met̪elˈliːnum]
Proper noun[edit]
Metellīnum n sg (genitive Metellīnī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Metellīnum |
| Genitive | Metellīnī |
| Dative | Metellīnō |
| Accusative | Metellīnum |
| Ablative | Metellīnō |
| Vocative | Metellīnum |
| Locative | Metellīnī |
References[edit]
- Metellinum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Metellinum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly