Augusta Suessionum

Latin

Etymology

From the name of the local tribe, the Suessiones.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /au̯ˈɡus.ta su.es.siˈoː.num/, [äu̯ˈɡʊs̠t̪ä s̠uɛs̠ːiˈoːnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au̯ˈɡus.ta su.es.siˈo.num/, [äu̯ˈɡust̪ä suesːiˈɔːnum]

Proper noun

Augusta Suessiōnum f sg (genitive Augustae Suessiōnum); first declension

1. The chief city of the Suessiones in Gallia Belgica, now Soissons

Declension

First-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Augusta Suessiōnum
Genitive	Augustae Suessiōnum
Dative	Augustae Suessiōnum
Accusative	Augustam Suessiōnum
Ablative	Augustā Suessiōnum
Vocative	Augusta Suessiōnum
Locative	Augustae Suessiōnum

References

• “Augusta Suessonum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly