Cantium
Latin
Etymology
From Brythonic.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkan.ti.um/, [ˈkan.ti.ũː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkan.t͡si.um/
Proper noun
Cantium n sg (genitive Cantiī or Cantī); second declension
- a promontory in England (now Kent)
Declension
Second declension.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Cantium |
Genitive | Cantiī Cantī1 |
Dative | Cantiō |
Accusative | Cantium |
Ablative | Cantiō |
Vocative | Cantium |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Cantius (given name)
Descendants
- Italian: Canzio
- Old English: Cent
- English: Kent
References
- Cantium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Cantium” in Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary
- Cantium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette