Drepanum

Latin

Alternative forms

Drepana

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δρέπανον (Drépanon).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈdre.pa.num/, [ˈd̪rɛpänʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdre.pa.num/, [ˈd̪rɛːpänum]

Proper noun

Drepanum n sg (genitive Drepanī); second declension

A city in Sicily, situated on the western point of the island, now Trapani

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Drepanum
Genitive	Drepanī
Dative	Drepanō
Accusative	Drepanum
Ablative	Drepanō
Vocative	Drepanum
Locative	Drepanī

Derived terms

Drepanitānus

References

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

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