proper noun · neutersecond declension
Drepanum
Drepanum n sg (genitive Drepanī)
Classical[ˈdrɛ.pa.nũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdrɛː.pa.num]
Meaning
- neutersingulara city in Sicily, situated on the western point of the island, now Trapani
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Drepanum | — |
| genitive | Drepanī | — |
| dative | Drepanō | — |
| accusative | Drepanum | — |
| ablative | Drepanō | — |
| vocative | Drepanum | — |
| locative | Drepanī | — |
Origins
From Ancient Greek Δρέπανον (Drépanon).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyDrepanumDrepanum or DREPANA (Τὸ Δρέπανον,, Ptol., Diod. 23.9, but τὰ Ρέπανα, Pol.; Steph. B. sub voce Dionys.; Diod. xxiv, &c., and this seems the best authen…GeographyDrepanumDrepanum (τὸ Δρέπανον ἄκρον, Ptol. 4.5.14), a promontory on the eastern coast of Egypt forming one boundary of the Bay of Heroöpolis or N.W. branch of…GeographyDrepanumDrepanum (τὸ Δρέπανον ἄκρον), a promontory on the NW. coast of Crete, which Ptolemy (3.17. § describes as following the headlands CORYUS PSACUM and CY…