Picenum

English

Etymology

From Latin Pīcenum.

Proper noun

Picenum (uncountable)

1. a region of ancient Italy identified by the Romans.

Latin

Etymology

From pīcus (“woodpecker”), the name of the local tribe's sacred animal.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [piːˈkeː.nũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [piˈt͡ʃɛː.num]

Proper noun

Pīcēnum n sg (genitive Pīcēnī); second declension

Regio V - Picenum

1. an ancient region of Italy, extending from the mouth of the river Aesis to that of the Matrinus, corresponding more or less to the region of Marche

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Pīcēnum
genitive	Pīcēnī
dative	Pīcēnō
accusative	Pīcēnum
ablative	Pīcēnō
vocative	Pīcēnum

Derived terms

• Pīcēnus
• Pīcens
• Pīcēntes

Descendants

• Catalan: Picè
• French: Picénum
• Italian: Piceno
• Ligurian: Piçen
• Lombard: Picen
• Occitan: Picèn
• Piedmontese: Picèn
• Portuguese: Piceno
• Sicilian: Picenu
• Spanish: Piceno
• Venetan: Picen

References

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