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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Sīgēum

Sīgēum n sg (genitive Sīgēī)
Classical[siːˈɡeː.ũː]Ecclesiastical[siˈd͡ʒɛː.um]

Meaning

  1. a promontory and ancient town in Troas, situated at the entrance of the Hellespont in modern Turkey

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSīgēum—
genitiveSīgēī—
dativeSīgēō—
accusativeSīgēum—
ablativeSīgēō—
vocativeSīgēum—
locativeSīgēī—

Sīgēum, i, n., = Σίγειον,
I. a promontory in Troas, and a town of the same name, where Achilles was buried, now Yenishehr, Mel. 1, 18, 3; Plin. 5, 30, 33, § 124; Cic. Arch. 10, 24; id. Fam. 5, 12, 7; Liv. 44, 28, 6.—Hence, Sīgēus (collat. form Sīgēïa tellus, Ov. H. 1, 33: Sigeïa litora, id. M. 13, 3), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Sigeum, Sigean: litora, Mel. 2, 7, 4; Ov. M. 12, 71: freta, Verg. A. 2, 312: campi, id. ib. 7, 294: profundum, Ov. M. 11, 197.
1. Poet. transf., Trojan: natum Sigeo in pulvere, i.e. in the Trojan war, Stat. Achill. 1, 84.—
2. Roman: colonus, Sil. 9, 203.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σίγειον (Sígeion).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographySigeumSigeum (Σίγειον or ἡ Σιγειὰς ἄκρα), a promontory in Troas, forming the north-western extremity of Asia Minor, at the entrance of the Hellespont, and o…

Quick answers

What does Sīgēum mean in Latin?
Sīgēum, a proper noun, means “a promontory and ancient town in Troas, situated at the entrance of the Hellespont in modern Turkey”.
What is the genitive of Sīgēum?
The genitive singular is Sīgēī. Sīgēum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Sīgēum?
In classical Latin, [siːˈɡeː.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [siˈd͡ʒɛː.um].