Panticapaeum
English
Etymology
From Latin Panticapaeum, from Ancient Greek Παντικάπαιον (Pantikápaion), from Proto-Scythian *Pantikapa (“fish-path”).
Proper noun
Panticapaeum
- (historical) An important Ancient Greek colony and port in Taurica (Tauric Chersonese), founded by Milesians in the late 7th–early 6th century BC on the site of present-day Kerch.
Translations
Greek colony
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Παντικάπαιον (Pantikápaion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pan.tɪ.kaˈpae̯.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pan̪.t̪i.kaˈpɛː.um]
Proper noun
Panticapaeum n sg (genitive Panticapaeī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Panticapaeum |
| genitive | Panticapaeī |
| dative | Panticapaeō |
| accusative | Panticapaeum |
| ablative | Panticapaeō |
| vocative | Panticapaeum |
| locative | Panticapaeī |
Derived terms
- Panticapaeus
- Panticapaeensis
References
- Panticapaeum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Panticapaeum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly