Arretium

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Ā̆rētium

Etymology

From Etruscan 𐌀𐌓𐌉𐌕𐌉𐌌 (aritim).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Arrētium n sg (genitive Arrētiī or Arrētī); second declension

  1. One of the most powerful cities of Etruria, situated on the upper valley of the river Arnus, now Arezzo.

Declension

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

singular
nominative Arrētium
genitive Arrētiī
Arrētī1
dative Arrētiō
accusative Arrētium
ablative Arrētiō
vocative Arrētium
locative Arrētiī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

  • Arrētīnī
  • Arrētīnus

Descendants

  • Italian: Arezzo

References

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