Sigeum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίγειον (Sígeion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /siːˈɡeː.um/, [s̠iːˈɡeːʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /siˈd͡ʒe.um/, [siˈd͡ʒɛːum]

Proper noun

Sīgēum n sg (genitive Sīgēī); 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	Sīgēum
Genitive	Sīgēī
Dative	Sīgēō
Accusative	Sīgēum
Ablative	Sīgēō
Vocative	Sīgēum
Locative	Sīgēī

Derived terms

• Sīgēius

References

• “Sigeum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Sigeum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Sigeum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly