Picenum
Latin
Etymology
From pīcus (“woodpecker”), the name of the local tribe's sacred animal.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /piːˈkeː.num/, [piːˈkeːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /piˈt͡ʃe.num/, [piˈt͡ʃɛːnum]
Proper noun
Pīcēnum n sg (genitive Pīcēnī); second declension
- (geography) A district of central Italy extending from the mouth of the river Aesis to that of the Matrinus, corresponding more or less to the region of Marche
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Pīcēnum |
Genitive | Pīcēnī |
Dative | Pīcēnō |
Accusative | Pīcēnum |
Ablative | Pīcēnō |
Vocative | Pīcēnum |