Rhoeteum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥοίτειον (Rhoíteion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /roe̯ˈteː.um/, [roe̯ˈt̪eːʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈte.um/, [reˈt̪ɛːum]

Proper noun

Rhoetēum n sg (genitive Rhoetēī); second declension

1. A promontory and ancient town in Troas, situated at the entrance of the Hellespont in modern Turkey

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Rhoetēum
Genitive	Rhoetēī
Dative	Rhoetēō
Accusative	Rhoetēum
Ablative	Rhoetēō
Vocative	Rhoetēum
Locative	Rhoetēī

Derived terms

• Rhoetēius

References

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