Casinum

Latin Pronunciation Casīnum Etymology 1 Of uncertain origin. Said by Varro to be of la osc -/la osc-sam - origin and to mean "old forum." However, compare en Casilinum, la Casinomagus, en Casuentum. According to Villar, from la ine-pro *ḱas- grey, similar to la canus, followed by the common name suffix la -inum. Alternative forms la Cassīnum Proper noun Casīnum<2.loc> la town p/Latium, east of la Aquīnum, now ruins near en San Germano (a.k.a. en Cassino); its citadel the present en Monte Cassino Declension Casīnum<2.loc> Derived terms la Casīnās la Casīnēnsis la Casīnus References Căsīnum Căsīnum 270/2 1 Casīnum 281/1 Villar: Villar, F. La complessità dei livelli di stratificazione indoeuropea nell'Europa occidentale, in Bocchi, G., Ceruti, M. (eds.), Le radici prime dell'Europa, Milano 2001. ^ Varro, De lingua latina, VII,28-29 Further reading en Etymology 2 Regularly declined forms of la Casīnus. Adjective la adjective form Casīnum la Casīnus nom//acc//voc n s ; acc m s la Italy