LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · neutersecond declension

Tarentum

Tarentum n sg (genitive Tarentī)
Classical[taˈrɛn.tũː]Ecclesiastical[taˈrɛn.tum]

Meaning

  1. neutersingularTaranto (a city in Italy)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTarentum—
genitiveTarentī—
dativeTarentō—
accusativeTarentum—
ablativeTarentō—
vocativeTarentum—
locativeTarentī—

Tărentum, i, n. (poet. collat. form Tărentus, i, m., Sil. 12, 434; Sid. Carm. 5, 430), = Τάρας,
I. a town of Lower Italy, founded by the Spartan Parthenians, now Taranto, Mel. 2, 4, 8; Flor. 1, 18; Cic. Sen. 4, 11 sq.; id. Brut. 18, 72; Hor. C. 3, 5, 56; id. S. 2, 4, 34; Ov. M. 15, 50 al.—Hence, Tărentīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tarentum, Tarentine: juventus, Liv. 24, 13, 2: juvenes, id. 25, 8, 3: sinus, Mel. 2, 4, 8: portus, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 101: ager, Varr. R. R. 1, 14, 4: lanae, id. ib. 2, 2, 18; cf. oves, Col. 7, 2, 3; 7, 4, 1: castaneae, Plin. 15, 23, 25, § 93: sal, id. 31, 7, 41, § 84: purpura, Nep. ap. Plin. 9, 39, 63, § 137; cf. venenum, Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 207.—As subst.: Tărentīni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Tarentum, the Tarentines, Cic. Arch. 3, 5; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Liv. 8, 27, 2; 25, 7, 10; Just. 3, 4, 11; 20, 1, 15.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Τάρᾱς (Tárās), of uncertain origin but probably Pre-Greek and related to Illyrian *darandos (“oak”).

Descendants
  • EnglishTarentum
  • FrenchTarente
  • ItalianTaranto
  • EnglishTarantofrom Italian Taranto
  • SicilianTàrantu
  • SicilianTàrintu
  • TranslingualTarentula

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyTarentumTarentum (Τάρας,--αντος: Eth. Ταραντῖνος, Eth. Tarentinus, Adj. Tarentinus: Taranto), one of the most powerful and celebrated cities of Southern Italy…

Quick answers

What does Tarentum mean in Latin?
Tarentum, a proper noun, means “Taranto (a city in Italy)”.
What is the genitive of Tarentum?
The genitive singular is Tarentī. Tarentum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Tarentum?
In classical Latin, [taˈrɛn.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [taˈrɛn.tum].