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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Aluntium

Aluntium n sg (genitive Aluntiī or Aluntī)
Classical[aˈɫʊn.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[aˈlun.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. neutersingulara city on the north coast of Sicily, situated between Tyndaris and Calacte

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAluntium—
genitiveAluntiī
Aluntī		—
dativeAluntiō—
accusativeAluntium—
ablativeAluntiō—
vocativeAluntium—
locativeAluntiī—

Ăluntĭum (Hal-), i, n., = Ἀλούντιον, Dion. Hal., Ἀλόντιον Ptol.,
I. a town in the northern part of Sicily, not far from the coast, now S. Filadelpho, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 90; cf. Mann. Ital. 2, 410.—Hence, ăluntīnus (Hal-), a, um, adj., of Aluntium: civitas, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 43.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ἀλόντιον (Alóntion).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAluntiumAluntium or HALUNTIUM (Ἀλόντιον, Ptol.; Ἀλούντιον, Dionys.: Ἀλοντῖνος, Haluntinus), a city on the N. coast of Sicily, between Tyndaris and Calacta. It…

Quick answers

What does Aluntium mean in Latin?
Aluntium, a proper noun, means “a city on the north coast of Sicily, situated between Tyndaris and Calacte”.
What is the genitive of Aluntium?
The genitive singular is Aluntiī. Aluntium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Aluntium?
In classical Latin, [aˈɫʊn.ti.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈlun.t͡si.um].