Canusium
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kaˈnʊ.si.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kaˈnuː.s̬i.um]
Proper noun
Canusium n sg (genitive Canusiī or Canusī); second declension
- One of the most important cities of Apulia, situated near the right bank of the river Aufidus, now the town of Canosa
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Canusium |
| genitive | Canusiī Canusī1 |
| dative | Canusiō |
| accusative | Canusium |
| ablative | Canusiō |
| vocative | Canusium |
| locative | Canusiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Canusīnus