Ceramus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κέραμος (Kéramos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈke.ra.mus/, [ˈkɛrämʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ra.mus/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːrämus]
Proper noun
Ceramus f sg (genitive Ceramī); second declension
- A city of Caria on the northern coast of the Ceramic Gulf
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ceramus |
| Genitive | Ceramī |
| Dative | Ceramō |
| Accusative | Ceramum |
| Ablative | Ceramō |
| Vocative | Cerame |
| Locative | Ceramī |
Derived terms
- Ceramīcus
References
- Ceramus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Ceramus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly