proper noun · neutersecond declension
Salernum
Salernum n sg (genitive Salernī)
Meaning
- neutersingularSalerno (a town in Italy)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Salernum | — |
| genitive | Salernī | — |
| dative | Salernō | — |
| accusative | Salernum | — |
| ablative | Salernō | — |
| vocative | Salernum | — |
| locative | Salernī | — |
Sălernum, i, n.,
I. a maritime town in the Picentine territory, now Salerno, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 70; Liv. 32, 29; 34, 45; Vell. 1, 15, 3; Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 1; Luc. 2, 425.—Hence, Sălernitānus, a, um, adj., Salernian:
latebra, Plin. 13, 3, 5, § 25 (Jahn, Salurnitanus): regio, Val. Max. 6, 8, 5.—B. Să-lernus, i, m., an inhabitant of Salernum:
pugnax, Sil. 8, 853.Origins
Possibilities include: * One of the cities' Etruscan nicknames, as it was originally colonized by Etruscans. * From an Italic (possibly Oscan) derivative of Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l (“salt”), as the colony was on the coast. * From a Mediterranean substrate *sala (“channel”), with the suffix -ern- typical of substrate names.