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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Brundisium

Brundisium n sg (genitive Brundisiī or Brundisī)
Classical[brʊnˈdɪ.si.ũː]Ecclesiastical[brunˈdiː.s̬i.um]

Meaning

  1. neutersingularBrindisi (a city in southern Italy)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBrundisium—
genitiveBrundisiī
Brundisī, Brundusī, Brundusiī		—
dativeBrundisiō
Brundusiō		—
accusativeBrundisium—
ablativeBrundisiō
Brundusiō		—
vocativeBrundisium—
locativeBrundisiī
Brundusiī		—

Brundĭsĭum (in many MSS., but less correctly Brundŭsĭum; cf. Suet. Caes. 34 Torrent.; Sil. 8, 576 Heins. and Drak.; Flor. 1, 20 Duker.; Luc. 2, 609 Cort.; Hor. S. 1, 5, 104 K. and H.), ii, n. (access. form Brenda, acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 33 Müll.: Brunda, Arn. 2, p. 50), = Βρεντέσιον or Βρεντήσιον [Βρένδον ἔλαφον, Hesych.; cf. Strab. 6, p. 432; Steph. Byz.; Isid. Orig. 15, 1, 49; from the harbor extending beyond the town like the antlers of a stag],
I. an ancient town in Calabria, with a very convenient harbor, the chief naval station of the Romans in the Adriatic, and their regular point of departure for Greece, now Brindisi, Enn. ap. Gell. 6, 6, 6 (Ann. v. 478 Vahl.): redeuntes Graeciā, Brundisium navem advertimus, Gell. 16, 6, 1; Caes. B. C. 1, 25; Cic. Phil. 1, 3, 7; id. Planc. 40, 96; 41, 97; id. Att. 4, 1, 4; 5, 5, 1; 5, 8, 1; Hor. S. 1, 5, 104; id. Ep. 1, 17, 52; 1, 18, 20; Mel. 2, 4, 7; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 99; Just. 12, 2; Luc. 2, 609 sq.; Vell. 1, 14 fin.; Flor. 1, 20.—
II. Deriv. Brundĭsīnus (Brundŭs-), a, um, adj., of Brundisium, Brundisian: colonia, Cic. Sest. 63, 131; id. Att. 4, 1, 4: nuntii, id. ib. 8, 13, 1: portus, Liv. 23, 33, 4: foedus, Tac. A. 1, 10: ostrea, taken in the harbor of Brundisium, Plin. 32, 6, 21, § 61. —Subst.: Brundĭsīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Brundisium, Cic. Sest. 63, 131; id. Att. 4, 1, 4; Liv. 27, 10; Gell. 16, 6, 1: in Brundisino (sc. agro), Varr. R. R. 1, 8, 2.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Βρεντέσιον (Brentésion), said to be from a Messapic word for the head of a male deer, possibly based on the shape of the port.

Descendants
  • ItalianBrindisi
  • TarantinoBrinnesefrom Neapolitan Brinnese
  • SicilianBrìnnisi
  • SicilianBrìndisi

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyBrundisiumBrundisium or BRUNDUSIUM (Βρεντέσιον: Eth. Βρεντεσῖνος, Brundusinus or Brundisinus: Brindisi), one of the most important cities of Calabria, situated …

Quick answers

What does Brundisium mean in Latin?
Brundisium, a proper noun, means “Brindisi (a city in southern Italy)”.
What is the genitive of Brundisium?
The genitive singular is Brundisiī. Brundisium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Brundisium?
In classical Latin, [brʊnˈdɪ.si.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [brunˈdiː.s̬i.um].