Sigeum
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίγειον (Sígeion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [siːˈɡeː.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [siˈd͡ʒɛː.um]
Proper noun
Sīgēum n sg (genitive Sīgēī); second declension
- a promontory and ancient town in Troas, situated at the entrance of the Hellespont in modern Turkey
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sīgēum |
| genitive | Sīgēī |
| dative | Sīgēō |
| accusative | Sīgēum |
| ablative | Sīgēō |
| vocative | Sīgēum |
| locative | Sīgēī |
Derived terms
- Sīgēius
References
- “Sigeum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Sigeum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Sigeum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly