proper noun · neutersecond declension
Casilīnum
Casilīnum n sg (genitive Casilīnī)
Classical[ka.sɪˈliː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[ka.s̬iˈliː.num]
Meaning
- a city in modern Campania, Italy, now part of Capua
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Casilīnum | — |
| genitive | Casilīnī | — |
| dative | Casilīnō | — |
| accusative | Casilīnum | — |
| ablative | Casilīnō | — |
| vocative | Casilīnum | — |
| locative | Casilīnī | — |
Căsĭlīnum, i, n.,
I. a town in Campania, on the Vulturnus, near the ancient Capua. In its place stands the present Capua, Liv. 22, 15, 3; 23, 17, 8 sq., and 19, 1 sq.; Cic. Att. 16, 8, 1; id. Phil. 2, 40, 102; Caes. B. C. 3, 21; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 70.—
II. Hence,
B. Căsĭlīnātes, ium, m., the same, Val. Max. 7, 6, 2.—
C. Căsĭlīnus, a, um, adj., of Casilinum:
limina, i. e. Casilini portae, Sil. 12, 426.Origins
First mentioned by Pliny in Hist. Nat. iii.70. Of uncertain origin, perhaps from an earlier name *Kasi-lo-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱas- (“grey”), similar to canus, with the common suffix -inum, -ino (as in Arpinum). Compare Casinum in Latium.