LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · neutersecond declension

Lampsacum

Lampsacum n sg (genitive Lampsacī)
Classical[ˈɫamp.sa.kũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈlamp.sa.kum]

Meaning

  1. neutersingulara city in Mysia, on the Hellespont

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLampsacum—
genitiveLampsacī—
dativeLampsacō—
accusativeLampsacum—
ablativeLampsacō—
vocativeLampsacum—
locativeLampsacī—

Lampsăcum, i, n., and Lampsă-cus (-os), i, f., = Λάμψακος,
I. a city of Mysia, on the Hellespont, now Lamsaki. —Form Lampsacum, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 24, § 63; Mel. 1, 19.—Form Lampsacus, Val. Fl. 2, 624; Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 26.—Hence,
II.
A. Lampsăcēnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Lampsacum, Lampsacene: urbs, Val. Max. 7, 3, 4: homines, i. e. inhabitants of Lampsacum, Lampsacenes, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 24, § 63.—Subst.: Lampsăcēni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Lampsacum, the Lampsacenes, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 32, § 81.—
B. Lampsăcĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Lampsacum: versus, i. e. obscene, Mart. 11, 16, 3: puellae, id. 11, 51, 2.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Λάμψακος (Lámpsakos).

Quick answers

What does Lampsacum mean in Latin?
Lampsacum, a proper noun, means “a city in Mysia, on the Hellespont”.
What is the genitive of Lampsacum?
The genitive singular is Lampsacī. Lampsacum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Lampsacum?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫamp.sa.kũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlamp.sa.kum].