Aeculanum

Latin

Alternative forms

Aeclānum

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀικούλανον (Aikoúlanon), which could be from Proto-Indo-European *aikwo- (“plain”), probably through a Messapic (Daunian) language. Compared is aequor (“leveled surface”), but this is disputed. Also see the proper names Aecae, Aequi and Aequum Tuticum.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ae̯.kʊˈɫaː.nũː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [e.kuˈlaː.num]

Proper noun

Aeculānum n sg (genitive Aeculānī); second declension

A town of the Hirpini, in Samnium, between Beneventum and Aquilonia

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Aeculānum
genitive	Aeculānī
dative	Aeculānō
accusative	Aeculānum
ablative	Aeculānō
vocative	Aeculānum
locative	Aeculānī

Derived terms

Aeculānī
Aeculānus
Aeculānēnsēs, Aeclānēnsēs

References

“Aeculanum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Aeculanum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Aeculanum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Universal Historical Dictionary: Or Explanation of the Names of Persons and Places in the Departments of Biblical, Political and Eccles. History, Mythology, Heraldry, Biography, Bibliography, Geography, and Numismatics, Volume 1
"Aeculanum" Hirpini et Daunia