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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Dorylaeum

Dorylaeum n sg (genitive Dorylaeī)
Classical[dɔ.ryˈɫae̯.ũː]Ecclesiastical[do.riˈlɛː.um]

Meaning

  1. neutersingularDorylaeum (a former city in central Anatolia, near the city of Eskisehir in present-day Turkey)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDorylaeum—
genitiveDorylaeī—
dativeDorylaeō—
accusativeDorylaeum—
ablativeDorylaeō—
vocativeDorylaeum—
locativeDorylaeī—

Dŏrўlaeum, i, n.,
I. a city of Phrygia, Cic. Fl. 17, 39; Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 119.—Its inhabitants are called Dŏrўlenses, ium, m., id. ib.; and Dŏrўlaei, ōrum, Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 105.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δορύλαιον (Dorúlaion).

Descendants
  • EnglishDorylaeum
  • FrenchDorylée

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyDorylaeumDorylaeum (Αορύλαιον Eth. Δορυλαεύς, Eth. Dorylensis), a town in Phrygia. Steph. B. sub voce (s. v.) names it Dorylaeium (Δορυλάειον), and observes th…

Quick answers

What does Dorylaeum mean in Latin?
Dorylaeum, a proper noun, means “Dorylaeum (a former city in central Anatolia, near the city of Eskisehir in present-day Turkey)”.
What is the genitive of Dorylaeum?
The genitive singular is Dorylaeī. Dorylaeum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Dorylaeum?
In classical Latin, [dɔ.ryˈɫae̯.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [do.riˈlɛː.um].