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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Paraetonium

Paraetonium n sg (genitive Paraetoniī or Paraetonī)
Classical[pa.rae̯ˈtɔ.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[pa.reˈtɔː.ni.um]

Meaning

  1. neutersingularMersa Matruh (a port city in modern Egypt)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeParaetonium—
genitiveParaetoniī
Paraetonī		—
dativeParaetoniō—
accusativeParaetonium—
ablativeParaetoniō—
vocativeParaetonium—
locativeParaetoniī—

Păraetŏnĭum, ii, n., = Παραιτόνιον,
I. a seaport town in Northern Africa, between Egypt and the Syrtes, now Marsa Labeit, Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 33; Ov. Am. 2, 13, 7; id. M. 9, 772.—Hence,
II. Păraetŏnĭus, a, um, adj., Parœtonian: portus, Mela, 1, 8, 2.— Subst.: păraetŏnĭum, ii, n., a certain white and pure chalk found near Parœtonium, Parœtonium-white, Plin. 35, 6, 18, § 36; 33, 5, 27, § 90; Vitr. 7, 7.—
B. Transf., Egyptian, African: Paraetonius Nilus, Stat. Th. 5, 12: urbs, i. e. Alexandria, Luc. 10, 9: litus, Egyptian, Claud. B. Gild. 160: serpens, African, Sil. 17, 450.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Παραιτόνιον (Paraitónion).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyParaetoniumParaetonium (Παραιτόνιον, Scyl. p. 44; Strab. xvii. p.799; Pomp. Mela, 1.8.2; Plin. Nat. 5.5; Ptol. 4.5.4; Steph.: B.; Itin. Anton.; Hierocles), a tow…

Quick answers

What does Paraetonium mean in Latin?
Paraetonium, a proper noun, means “Mersa Matruh (a port city in modern Egypt)”.
What is the genitive of Paraetonium?
The genitive singular is Paraetoniī. Paraetonium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Paraetonium?
In classical Latin, [pa.rae̯ˈtɔ.ni.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pa.reˈtɔː.ni.um].