Asturica

Latin

Etymology

Known as Asturica Augusta in imperial times, derived from the name of the Astures, a Hispano-Celtic tribe in northern Spain.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /asˈtu.ri.ka/, [äs̠ˈt̪ʊrɪkä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /asˈtu.ri.ka/, [äsˈt̪uːrikä]

Proper noun

Asturica f sg (genitive Asturicae); first declension

1. The chief city of the Astures in Hispania Tarraconensis, now Astorga

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Asturica
Genitive	Asturicae
Dative	Asturicae
Accusative	Asturicam
Ablative	Asturicā
Vocative	Asturica
Locative	Asturicae

Derived terms

• Asturicensis

Descendants

• Spanish: Astorga

References

• Asturica in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Asturica”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly