English

Proper noun

Samnium

1. A region of southern Italy in Roman times

Related terms

• Samnian
• Samnite

Translations

Latin

Etymology

A contraction of Sabīnium, from Sabīnī ‎(“Sabines”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsam.ni.um/, [ˈsam.ni.ũ]

Proper noun

Samnium n ‎(genitive Samniī or Samnī); second declension

1. (geography) One of the principal districts of Central Italy

Declension

Second declension.

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

Derived terms

• Samnīs, Samnītis
• Samnitēs
• Samnīticus

Descendants

• Italian: Sannio

References

• Samnium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Samnium in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Samnium”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.