Surrentum

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Surrentum n sg (genitive Surrentī); second declension

  1. A coastal town in Campania situated on the southern side of the bay of Naples, now Sorrento.

Declension

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

Case Singular
Nominative Surrentum
Genitive Surrentī
Dative Surrentō
Accusative Surrentum
Ablative Surrentō
Vocative Surrentum
Locative Surrentī

Derived terms
  • Surrentīnī
  • Surrentīnus

Descendants
Descendants
  • → Ancient Greek: Σύρρεντον (Súrrhenton)
  • Italian: Sorrento
    • → English: Sorrento
    • → French: Sorrente
    • → Russian: Сорре́нто (Sorrɛ́nto)
  • Neapolitan: Surriento

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