Pisaurum

Latin

Etymology

From Pisaurus, the local river.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /piˈsau̯.rum/, [pɪˈs̠äu̯rʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /piˈsau̯.rum/, [piˈs̬äːu̯rum]

Proper noun

Pisaurum n sg (genitive Pisaurī); second declension

1. A considerable town of Umbria, situated on the Adriatic coast, now the town of Pesaro

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Pisaurum
genitive	Pisaurī
dative	Pisaurō
accusative	Pisaurum
ablative	Pisaurō
vocative	Pisaurum
locative	Pisaurī

Derived terms

• Pisaurēnsēs

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Πείσαυρα (Peísaura)
• Italian: Pesaro

References

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