Misenum

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /miːˈseː.num/, [miːˈs̠eːnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /miˈse.num/, [miˈs̬ɛːnum]

Proper noun

Mīsēnum n sg (genitive Mīsēnī); second declension

1. A promontory and town of Campania, famous for being the station of the Roman fleet

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Mīsēnum
Genitive	Mīsēnī
Dative	Mīsēnō
Accusative	Mīsēnum
Ablative	Mīsēnō
Vocative	Mīsēnum
Locative	Mīsēnī

Derived terms

• Mīsēnensis

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Μισηνόν (Misēnón)
• Italian: Miseno

References

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