Puteoli

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From puteus (well).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Puteolī m pl (genitive Puteolōrum); second declension

  1. A coastal city in Campania, founded as a port for Cumae, now Pozzuoli

Declension

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Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Puteolī
Genitive Puteolōrum
Dative Puteolīs
Accusative Puteolōs
Ablative Puteolīs
Vocative Puteolī
Locative Puteolīs

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Italian: Pozzuoli
  • Neapolitan: Pezzulo, Pezzule

References

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