LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · neutersecond declension

Paestum

Paestum n sg (genitive Paestī)
Classical[ˈpae̯s.tũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɛs.tum]

Meaning

  1. neutersingularPaestum (ancient Greek city in Magna Graecia, in modern Campania, Italy)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativePaestum—
genitivePaestī—
dativePaestō—
accusativePaestum—
ablativePaestō—
vocativePaestum—
locativePaestī—

Paestum, i, n.,
I. a city of Lucania, formerly called Posidonia, celebrated for its twice-blowing roses, now Pesti: biferique rosaria Paesti, Verg. G. 4, 119; cf. Ov. M. 15, 708; Prop. 5, 5, 61: oppidum Paestum Graecis Posidonia appellatum, Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 71.—Hence,
II. Paestānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pœstum, Pœstan: sinus, Cic. Att. 16, 6, 1: rosae, Ov. P. 2, 4, 28.—In plur.: Paestāni, ōrum, m., the Pœstans, Liv. 37, 10.

Origins

Borrowed from Lucanian *𐌐𐌀𐌉𐌔𐌕𐌏𐌔 (*paistos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyPaestumPaestum (Παῖστον, Ptol.; Παιστός, Strab.: Eth. Παιστανός, Eth. Paestanus: Ruins at Pesto), a city of Lucania, on the Tyrrhenian sea, about 5 miles S. …

Quick answers

What does Paestum mean in Latin?
Paestum, a proper noun, means “Paestum (ancient Greek city in Magna Graecia, in modern Campania, Italy)”.
What is the genitive of Paestum?
The genitive singular is Paestī. Paestum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Paestum?
In classical Latin, [ˈpae̯s.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpɛs.tum].