Pompeji

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Pompeji, from Oscan 𐌐𐌖𐌌𐌐𐌄 (pumpe, “five”), a reference to its five districts. Doublet of cinque, five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, and punch (“beverage”).

Proper noun

Pompeji

1. Alternative form of Pompeii: a city in Italy.

Derived terms

• Pompejian

Translations

Pompeii — see Pompeii

Finnish

Alternative forms

• Pompeiji

Etymology

From Swedish Pompeji, from Latin Pompeii.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpompeji/, [ˈpo̞mpe̞ji]
• IPA^(key): /ˈpompei̯/, [ˈpo̞mpe̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -ompeji
• Syllabification^(key): Pom‧pe‧ji
• Hyphenation^(key): Pom‧pe‧ji

Proper noun

Pompeji

1. Pompeii

Declension

Inflection of Pompeji (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Pompeji	—
genitive		Pompejin	—
partitive		Pompejia	—
illative		Pompejiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Pompeji	—
accusative	nom.	Pompeji	—
	gen.	Pompejin
genitive		Pompejin	—
partitive		Pompejia	—
inessive		Pompejissa	—
elative		Pompejista	—
illative		Pompejiin	—
adessive		Pompejilla	—
ablative		Pompejilta	—
allative		Pompejille	—
essive		Pompejina	—
translative		Pompejiksi	—
abessive		Pompejitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Pompeji (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pompejini — accusative nom. Pompejini — gen. Pompejini genitive Pompejini — partitive Pompejiani — inessive Pompejissani — elative Pompejistani — illative Pompejiini — adessive Pompejillani — ablative Pompejiltani — allative Pompejilleni — essive Pompejinani — translative Pompejikseni — abessive Pompejittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pompejisi — accusative nom. Pompejisi — gen. Pompejisi genitive Pompejisi — partitive Pompejiasi — inessive Pompejissasi — elative Pompejistasi — illative Pompejiisi — adessive Pompejillasi — ablative Pompejiltasi — allative Pompejillesi — essive Pompejinasi — translative Pompejiksesi — abessive Pompejittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pompejimme — accusative nom. Pompejimme — gen. Pompejimme genitive Pompejimme — partitive Pompejiamme — inessive Pompejissamme — elative Pompejistamme — illative Pompejiimme — adessive Pompejillamme — ablative Pompejiltamme — allative Pompejillemme — essive Pompejinamme — translative Pompejiksemme — abessive Pompejittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pompejinne — accusative nom. Pompejinne — gen. Pompejinne genitive Pompejinne — partitive Pompejianne — inessive Pompejissanne — elative Pompejistanne — illative Pompejiinne — adessive Pompejillanne — ablative Pompejiltanne — allative Pompejillenne — essive Pompejinanne — translative Pompejiksenne — abessive Pompejittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Pompejinsa — accusative nom. Pompejinsa — gen. Pompejinsa genitive Pompejinsa — partitive Pompejiaan Pompejiansa — inessive Pompejissaan Pompejissansa — elative Pompejistaan Pompejistansa — illative Pompejiinsa — adessive Pompejillaan Pompejillansa — ablative Pompejiltaan Pompejiltansa — allative Pompejilleen Pompejillensa — essive Pompejinaan Pompejinansa — translative Pompejikseen Pompejiksensa — abessive Pompejittaan Pompejittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Pompeji.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Pompeji m (proper noun, strong, genitive Pompejis or Pompeji)

1. a city in Italy

Declension

Declension of Pompeji [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Pompeji
genitive	eines	des	Pompejis, Pompeji
dative	einem	dem	Pompeji
accusative	einen	den	Pompeji

Latin

Alternative forms

• Pompeiī

Etymology

Borrowed from Oscan [Term?], from Oscan 𐌐𐌖𐌌𐌐𐌄 (pumpe, “five”) +‎ -eius. A reference to the city's five districts, from Proto-Italic *kʷenkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe. See also the gens name Pompejus and quīnque, the native word for “five”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [pɔmˈpɛj.jiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [pomˈpɛː.ji]

Proper noun

Pompejī m pl (genitive Pompejōrum); second declension

1. alternative spelling of Pompeii

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Pompejī
genitive	Pompejōrum
dative	Pompejīs
accusative	Pompejōs
ablative	Pompejīs
vocative	Pompejī
locative	Pompejīs

Derived terms

• Pompejānī m pl (“inhabitants of Pompeji”, noun)
• Pompejānum n (“a villa of Cicero near Pompeji”, noun)
• Pompejānus (“of, belonging to Pompeji”, adjective)

Related terms

• Pompejus

See also

• Campānia, Vesuvius

Proper noun

Pompejī m

1. genitive singular of Pompejus

References

• “Pompeji”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Proper noun

Pompeji n (genitive Pompejis)

1. Pompeii