Buxentum

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /bukˈsen.tum/, [bʊkˈs̠ɛn̪t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bukˈsen.tum/, [bukˈsɛn̪t̪um]

Proper noun

Buxentum n sg (genitive Buxentī); second declension

1. An ancient city in Lucania, now Policastro

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Buxentum
Genitive	Buxentī
Dative	Buxentō
Accusative	Buxentum
Ablative	Buxentō
Vocative	Buxentum
Locative	Buxentī

Derived terms

• Buxentīnus

References

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