Ceramus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κέραμος (Kéramos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈke.ra.mus/, [ˈkɛrämʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ra.mus/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːrämus]

Proper noun

Ceramus f sg (genitive Ceramī); second declension

A city of Caria on the northern coast of the Ceramic Gulf

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ceramus
Genitive	Ceramī
Dative	Ceramō
Accusative	Ceramum
Ablative	Ceramō
Vocative	Cerame
Locative	Ceramī

Derived terms

Ceramīcus

References

Ceramus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Ceramus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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