Augusta Praetoria
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Augusta (“imperial majesty”, the name of several towns) and praetōrius (“praetorian”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /au̯ˈɡus.ta prae̯ˈtoː.ri.a/, [äu̯ˈɡʊs̠t̪ä präe̯ˈt̪oːriä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /au̯ˈɡus.ta preˈto.ri.a/, [äu̯ˈɡust̪ä preˈt̪ɔːriä]
Proper noun edit
Augusta Praetōria f sg (genitive Augustae Praetōriae); first declension
- A city in Gallia Cisalpina, situated in the territory of the Salassi, now Aosta.
Declension edit
First-declension noun with a first-declension adjective, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Augusta Praetōria |
| Genitive | Augustae Praetōriae |
| Dative | Augustae Praetōriae |
| Accusative | Augustam Praetōriam |
| Ablative | Augustā Praetōriā |
| Vocative | Augusta Praetōria |
| Locative | Augustae Praetōriae |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “Praetoria Augusta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Augusta Praetoria”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Praetoria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.