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]

Regio V - Picenum

Proper noun

Pīcēnum n sg (genitive Pīcēnī); second declension

1. (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

Derived terms

• Pīcēnus
• Pīcens
• Pīcēntes

References

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