Amiternum

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps from am- (shortening of ambō) +‎ Aternus

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.miˈter.num/, [ämɪˈt̪ɛrnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.miˈter.num/, [ämiˈt̪ɛrnum]

Proper noun

Amiternum n sg (genitive Amiternī); second declension

1. ancient city situated near L'Aquila, in Abruzzo

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Amiternum
Genitive	Amiternī
Dative	Amiternō
Accusative	Amiternum
Ablative	Amiternō
Vocative	Amiternum
Locative	Amiternī

Derived terms

• Amiternīnī
• Amiternīnus
• Amiternus

Descendants

• Ἀμίτερνον (Amíternon)

References

• “Amiternum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Amiternum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.