Lucania
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Lucania
- A region of ancient Italy, comprising modern Basilicata and Cilento.
Derived terms
Italian
Etymology
From Latin.
Proper noun
Lucania f
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Lucani + -ia, an Oscan-Samnium tribe of the area. The name's origin is disputed, with suggested connections including Ancient Greek λευκός (leukós, “bright”), Latin lux (“light”), lucus (“sacred wood”), and Ancient Greek λύκος (lúkos, “wolf”), though the first three are all from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-. More at Lucania.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫuːˈkaː.ni.a]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [luˈkaː.ni.a]
Proper noun
Lūcānia f sg (genitive Lūcāniae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Lūcānia |
| genitive | Lūcāniae |
| dative | Lūcāniae |
| accusative | Lūcāniam |
| ablative | Lūcāniā |
| vocative | Lūcānia |
| locative | Lūcāniae |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Translingual: Lucania
References
- “Lucania”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Lucania”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Lucania in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Cowan, Ross (2009) Roman Conquests: Italy, Pen & Sword Books