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noun · neutersecond declension

Acroceraunia

Acroceraunia n pl (genitive Acrocerauniōrum)
Classical[a.krɔ.kɛˈrau̯.ni.a]Ecclesiastical[a.kro.t͡ʃeˈraːu̯.ni.a]

Meaning

  1. neuterplurala coastal mountain range in southwestern Albania

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Acroceraunia
genitive—Acrocerauniōrum
dative—Acrocerauniīs
accusative—Acroceraunia
ablative—Acrocerauniīs
vocative—Acroceraunia
locative—Acrocerauniīs

Ācrŏcĕraunĭa, ōrum, n. fr. ἄκρις and κεραυνός; pr. Thunder-Heights,
I. a very rocky promontory in Epirus, running out into the Ionian Sea, now Glossa, called by the Italians Linguetta (the mountain to which it belongs was called Ceraunii montes or Ceraunia; see this art.): infamīs scopulos Acroceraunia, Hor. C. 1, 3, 20; the same in sing.: promontorium Acroceraunium, Plin. 3, 11, 15, § 97; for any dangerous place: haec tibi sint Syrtes; haec Acroceraunia vita, Ov. R. Am. 739.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, “sharp; high”) + κεραύνιος (keraúnios, “of thunder, struck with thunder”).

Quick answers

What does Acroceraunia mean in Latin?
Acroceraunia, a noun, means “a coastal mountain range in southwestern Albania”.
What is the genitive of Acroceraunia?
The genitive singular is Acrocerauniōrum. Acroceraunia is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Acroceraunia?
In classical Latin, [a.krɔ.kɛˈrau̯.ni.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [a.kro.t͡ʃeˈraːu̯.ni.a].