Rhoeteum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥοίτειον (Rhoíteion).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /roe̯ˈteː.um/, [roe̯ˈt̪eːʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reˈte.um/, [reˈt̪ɛːum]

Proper noun

Rhoetēum n sg (genitive Rhoetēī); second declension

A promontory and ancient town in Troas, situated at the entrance of the Hellespont in modern Turkey

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Rhoetēum
Genitive	Rhoetēī
Dative	Rhoetēō
Accusative	Rhoetēum
Ablative	Rhoetēō
Vocative	Rhoetēum
Locative	Rhoetēī

Derived terms

Rhoetēius

References

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

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