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