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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Aeculānum

Aeculānum n sg (genitive Aeculānī)
Classical[ae̯.kʊˈɫaː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[e.kuˈlaː.num]

Meaning

  1. A town of the Hirpini, in Samnium, between Beneventum and Aquilonia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAeculānum—
genitiveAeculānī—
dativeAeculānō—
accusativeAeculānum—
ablativeAeculānō—
vocativeAeculānum—
locativeAeculānī—

Aecŭlānum or Aeclānum, i, n.,
I. a city of the Hirpini in Samnium, now Le Grotte, Cic. Att. 7, 3, 1; id. ib. 16, 2, 4; Inscr. Orell. 5019.—Hence: Aecŭlāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Æc., Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 105; Inscr. Grut. 444, 5; and: Aecŭlā-nenses or Aeclānenses, ium, the same as Aecŭlāni, Inscr. Orell. 838, 862; 3108 al.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ἀικούλανον (Aikoúlanon), which could be from Proto-Indo-European *aikwo- (“plain”), probably through a Messapic (Daunian) language. Compared is aequor (“leveled surface”), but this is disputed. Also see the proper names Aecae, Aequi and Aequum Tuticum.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAeculanumAeculanum or AECLANUM (Αἰκούλανον, Appian, Ptol.: Eth. Aeculanus, Plin.; but the contracted form Aeclanus and Aeclanensis is the only one found in ins…

Quick answers

What does Aeculānum mean in Latin?
Aeculānum, a proper noun, means “A town of the Hirpini, in Samnium, between Beneventum and Aquilonia”.
What is the genitive of Aeculānum?
The genitive singular is Aeculānī. Aeculānum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Aeculānum?
In classical Latin, [ae̯.kʊˈɫaː.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.kuˈlaː.num].