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Hydruntum

Hydruntum proper noun: former name of Otranto: a city in Apulia, in southeastern Italy.

Proper noun

Hydruntum

  1. (historical) Former name of Otranto: a city in Apulia, in southeastern Italy.

Origin of Hydruntum

From Latin Hydruntum, from Ancient Greek Ὑδροῦς (Hudroûs), from the combining form of ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + -οῦς (-oûs, “-ous, -ful”). Doublet of Otranto and hydrous.

Questions about Hydruntum

What does Hydruntum mean?
Hydruntum means former name of Otranto: a city in Apulia, in southeastern Italy.
What part of speech is Hydruntum?
Hydruntum is a proper noun.

Words near Hydruntum in the dictionary

  1. hydrozoic
  2. hydrozone
  3. hydrozones
  4. hydrozoon
  5. hydrozoons
  6. Hydruntum
  7. hydruret
  8. hydrurets
  9. hydruria
  10. hydruric
  11. Hydrus

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