Tolentinum

== Latin == === Etymology === Uncertain: Possibly related to the Illyrian tribe name Taulantii The first element *tol could be related to Tolosa (modern French Toulouse), Toletum, or the river Tolerus, or from a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- (“to split”), showing the typical d > t shift found in North Picene stratum of the area. The element -ent- (Proto-Indo-European *uent- (“rich in”)) is common in place names. === Proper noun === Tolentīnum n sg (genitive Tolentīnī); second declension a town in Picenum, in the valley of the Flusor, now Tolentino ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Tolentīnus Tolentīnās === References === “Tolentinum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly DNGI: Dizionario dei nomi geografici italiani, TEA, Torino 1992.