proper nounsecond declension
Portus Magnus
Portus Magnus m sg (genitive Portī Magnī)
Classical[ˈpɔr.tʊs ˈmaŋ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpɔr.tus ˈmaɲ.ɲus]
Meaning
- historicalmasculinesingularPortus Magnus: a number of places in the Roman Empire
- historicalmasculinesingulara number of ports in the Roman Empire
- historicalmasculinesingulara port, a suburb of Alexandria, Egypt, Roman Empire; the Roman-era version of the Port of Alexandria
- historicalmasculinesingularBethioua (a city in Mauretania, Roman Empire, in modern day Algeria)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Portus Magnus | — |
| genitive | Portī Magnī | — |
| dative | Portō Magnō | — |
| accusative | Portum Magnum | — |
| ablative | Portō Magnō | — |
| vocative | Porte Magne | — |
Origins
From portus (“port, seaport”) + magnus (“grand, great, large, vast”).
Descendants
- EnglishPortus Magnus