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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Līternum

Līternum n sg (genitive Līternī)
Classical[liːˈtɛr.nũː]Ecclesiastical[liˈtɛr.num]

Meaning

  1. A town on the sea coast of Campania, situated between the mouth of the Vulturnus and Cumae

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLīternum—
genitiveLīternī—
dativeLīternō—
accusativeLīternum—
ablativeLīternō—
vocativeLīternum—
locativeLīternī—

Līternum (Lint-), i, n.,
I. a city of Campania, situated to the north of the mouth of the river Liternus, now the village of Patria, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 61; Liv. 22, 16; Ov. M. 15, 714; Sil. 6, 654; 8, 533.— Hence,
A. Līternus, a, um, adj., Literman: Liternus ager, Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66: palus, Sil. 6, 654.—Absol.: Līternum (sc. praedium), i, n., an estate of Scipio Africanus, near Liternum, Liv. 38, 53; Sen. Ep. 86.—
B. Līternīnus, a, um, adj., Liternian: rus, Plin. 14, 4, 5, § 49.—Absol.: Lī-ternīnum (sc. praedium), an estate of Scipio Africanus, near Liternum, Liv. 38, 52.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyLiternumLiternum (Λίτερνον, Strab.; Λείτερνον, Ptol.: Eth. Literninus: Tor di Patria), a town on the sea-coast of Campania, between the mouth of the Vulturnus…

Quick answers

What does Līternum mean in Latin?
Līternum, a proper noun, means “A town on the sea coast of Campania, situated between the mouth of the Vulturnus and Cumae”.
What is the genitive of Līternum?
The genitive singular is Līternī. Līternum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Līternum?
In classical Latin, [liːˈtɛr.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [liˈtɛr.num].