Lavinium
Latin
Etymology
From Lavinia, daughter of the king of the Latins and wife of Aeneas.
Proper noun
Lāvīnium n (genitive Lāvīniī); second declension
- port city near Rome, founded by Aeneas
Declension
Second declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Lāvīnium |
| Genitive | Lāvīniī |
| Dative | Lāvīniō |
| Accusative | Lāvīnium |
| Ablative | Lāvīniō |
| Vocative | Lāvīnium |
| Locative | Lāvīniī |
Derived terms
- Lāvīnienses
Descendants
- Italian: Lavinio
- Ancient Greek: Λαουΐνιον (Laouḯnion)
References
- Lavinium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press