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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Metapontum

Metapontum n sg (genitive Metapontī)

Meaning

  1. neutersingularMetaponto (an ancient city in Italy)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMetapontum—
genitiveMetapontī—
dativeMetapontō—
accusativeMetapontum—
ablativeMetapontō—
vocativeMetapontum—
locativeMetapontī—

Mĕtăpontum, i, n.,
I. a town of Lucania, where Pythagoras lived and died, now Torre a Mare, Cic. Fin. 5, 2, 4; Liv. 1, 18, 8; Mela, 2, 4, 3; Plin. 3, 11, 15, § 97.—Hence, Mĕtăpontīnus, a, um, adj., Metapontine: ager, Liv. 24, 20.—In plur.: Mĕtă-pontīni, ōrum, m., the Metapontines, Liv. 22, 61.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Μεταπόντιον (Metapóntion).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyMetapontumMetapontum or METAPONTIUM (Μεταπόντιον: Thuc., Strab., and all Greek writers have this form; the Latins almost universally Metapontum: Eth. Μεταποντῖν…

Quick answers

What does Metapontum mean in Latin?
Metapontum, a proper noun, means “Metaponto (an ancient city in Italy)”.
What is the genitive of Metapontum?
The genitive singular is Metapontī. Metapontum is neuter, second declension.