Olcinium

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Colchinium

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *Ulkinā, from Proto-Albanian *ulka (wolf), suffixed with *-inā.

Proper noun

Olcinium n sg (genitive Olciniī or Olcinī); second declension

  1. Ulcinj or Dulcigno

Declension

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

singular
nominative Olcinium
genitive Olciniī
Olcinī1
dative Olciniō
accusative Olcinium
ablative Olciniō
vocative Olcinium
locative Olciniī

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

References

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