Pisaurum

Latin

Etymology

From Pisaurus, the local river.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /piˈsau̯.rum/, [pɪˈs̠äu̯rʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /piˈsau̯.rum/, [piˈs̬äːu̯rum]

Proper noun

Pisaurum n sg (genitive Pisaurī); second declension

A considerable town of Umbria, situated on the Adriatic coast, now the town of Pesaro

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pisaurum
Genitive	Pisaurī
Dative	Pisaurō
Accusative	Pisaurum
Ablative	Pisaurō
Vocative	Pisaurum
Locative	Pisaurī

Derived terms

Pisaurēnsēs

Descendants

→ Ancient Greek: Πείσαυρα (Peísaura)
Italian: Pesaro
Sicilian: Pìsaru

References

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

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