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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Bruttium

Bruttium n sg (genitive Bruttiī or Bruttī)
Classical[ˈbrʊt.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈbrut.ti.um]

Meaning

  1. neutersingularan ancient district in southern Italy that spreads from Lucania to the Sicilian straits corresponding to the region of Calabria
  2. New LatinneutersingularCalabria (a region in southern Italy)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBruttium—
genitiveBruttiī
Bruttī		—
dativeBruttiō—
accusativeBruttium—
ablativeBruttiō—
vocativeBruttium—

Origins

From Bruttiī, the name of the local tribe.

Quick answers

What does Bruttium mean in Latin?
Bruttium, a proper noun, means “an ancient district in southern Italy that spreads from Lucania to the Sicilian straits corresponding to the region of Calabria; Calabria (a region in southern Italy)”.
What is the genitive of Bruttium?
The genitive singular is Bruttiī. Bruttium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Bruttium?
In classical Latin, [ˈbrʊt.ti.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈbrut.ti.um].