Lugdunum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
An adaptation of the Gaulish *Lugudūnon, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus (“the god Lugus”) + *dūnom.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /luɡˈduː.num/, [ɫ̪ʊɡˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /luɡˈdu.num/, [luɡˈd̪uːnum]
Proper noun edit
Lugdūnum n sg (genitive Lugdūnī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Lugdūnum |
Genitive | Lugdūnī |
Dative | Lugdūnō |
Accusative | Lugdūnum |
Ablative | Lugdūnō |
Vocative | Lugdūnum |
Locative | Lugdūnī |
Synonyms edit
- (Lyons): Rhodanūsia
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “Lugdunum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lugdunum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.