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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Haemimontus

Haemimontus m sg (genitive Haemimontī)
Classical[hae̯.mɪˈmɔn.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[e.miˈmɔn.tus]

Meaning

  1. historicalmasculinesingularHaemimontus (an ancient region and later former Roman province situated in the Balkans, mainly in what is now Bulgaria and Turkey)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHaemimontus—
genitiveHaemimontī—
dativeHaemimontō—
accusativeHaemimontum—
ablativeHaemimontō—
vocativeHaemimonte—

Haemĭmontus (Aemi-), i, m.,
I. a province of Thrace, adjoining Mount Hœmus, Vop. Aur. 17, 2; Treb. Poll. Claud. 11, 3; Sext. Ruf. 9; Notit. Dign. Imp. Occid. 1. —Hence, Haemĭmontāni (Aemi-), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Hœmimontus, Amm. 27, 4, 11.

Origins

Ancient Greek Αἷμος (Haîmos)bor. Latin Haemus Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *móntis Proto-Italic *monts Latin mons Latin Haemimontus From Haemus + mons.

Descendants
  • FrenchHémimont
  • PortugueseHemimonto
  • SpanishHemimonto
  • ItalianEmimonto
  • EnglishHaemimontus
  • Ancient GreekΑἱμίμοντος

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyHaemimontusHaemimontus the name of a province comprising the country about mount Haemus, from which it derived its name. This province, of which Adrianopolis and…

Quick answers

What does Haemimontus mean in Latin?
Haemimontus, a proper noun, means “Haemimontus (an ancient region and later former Roman province situated in the Balkans, mainly in what is now Bulgaria and Turkey)”.
What is the genitive of Haemimontus?
The genitive singular is Haemimontī. Haemimontus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Haemimontus?
In classical Latin, [hae̯.mɪˈmɔn.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.miˈmɔn.tus].