Cantium

Latin

Etymology

From Brythonic.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkan.ti.um/, [ˈkan.ti.ũː]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkan.t͡si.um/

Proper noun

Cantium n sg (genitive Cantiī or Cantī); second declension

a promontory in England (now Kent)

Declension

Second declension.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Cantium
Genitive	Cantiī Cantī¹
Dative	Cantiō
Accusative	Cantium
Ablative	Cantiō
Vocative	Cantium

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

Cantius (given name)

Descendants

Italian: Canzio
Old English: Cent
- English: Kent

References

Cantium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Cantium” in Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary
Cantium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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