Actium
English
Etymology
From Latin Actium, from Ancient Greek Ἄκτιον (Áktion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæk.ti.əm/
Proper noun
Actium
- a promontory of Acarnania in Ancient Greece where Mark Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian in a naval battle in 31 BC
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἄκτιον (Áktion).
Proper noun
Actium n (genitive Actiī); second declension
- Actium (town in Epirus and site of a famous naval battle)
Declension
Second declension, with locative.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Actium |
Genitive | Actiī |
Dative | Actiō |
Accusative | Actium |
Ablative | Actiō |
Vocative | Actium |
Locative | Actiī |
References
- Actium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Actium in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Actium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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