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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Dūlichium

Dūlichium n sg (genitive Dūlichiī or Dūlichī)
Classical[duːˈlɪ.kʰi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[duˈliː.ki.um]

Meaning

  1. an island of the Ionian Sea, situated near Ithaca

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeDūlichium—
genitiveDūlichiī
Dūlichī		—
dativeDūlichiō—
accusativeDūlichium—
ablativeDūlichiō—
vocativeDūlichium—

Dūlĭchĭum, ii, n. (Δουλίχιον Hom., Δολίχαι Strab.),
I. an island of the Ionian Sea, southeast of Ithaca, belonging to the kingdom of Ulysses, perhaps one of the Echinades, but its situation is uncertain, Mel. 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 54; Verg. A. 3, 271; Ov. Tr. 1, 5, 67; called also Dūlĭ-chĭa, ae, f. (sc. insula), Prop. 2, 14, 4 (3, 6, 4 M.).—Hence,
II. Dūlĭchĭus, a, um, adj., of Dulichium, or poet., of Ulysses.— So, dux, i. e. Ulysses, Ov. M. 14, 226; id. R. Am. 272; cf. juvenis, Prop. 2, 21, 13 (3, 14, 13 M.): vertex, the head of Ulysses, Ov. M. 13, 107: portus, id. ib. 13, 711: rates, Verg. E. 6, 76: Irus, Prop. 3, 5, 17 (4, 4, 17 M.): manus, Ov. M. 13, 425: palatum, i. e. of the companions of Ulysses, id. Tr. 4, 1, 31: proci, i. e. of Penelope, Stat. S. 5, 1, 58; cf. Ov. H. 1, 87.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Δουλίχιον (Doulíkhion).

Quick answers

What does Dūlichium mean in Latin?
Dūlichium, a proper noun, means “an island of the Ionian Sea, situated near Ithaca”.
What is the genitive of Dūlichium?
The genitive singular is Dūlichiī. Dūlichium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Dūlichium?
In classical Latin, [duːˈlɪ.kʰi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [duˈliː.ki.um].