Autricum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Named after the Gaulish river Autura. The Celtic origin could be from Gaulish *au-tura (“forceless”), from Proto-Indo-European *twerH- (“strong”), related to Sanskrit तुर (tura, “strong, powerful”). Or, possibly connected to Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.tri.kum/, [ˈäu̯t̪rɪkʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈau̯.tri.kum/, [ˈäːu̯t̪rikum]
Proper noun edit
Autricum n sg (genitive Autricī); second declension
- A town of the Carnutes in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Chartres
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Autricum |
| Genitive | Autricī |
| Dative | Autricō |
| Accusative | Autricum |
| Ablative | Autricō |
| Vocative | Autricum |
| Locative | Autricī |
References edit
- “Autricum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Taylor, Isaac (1898): Names and Their Histories: A Handbook of Historical Geography and Topographical Nomenclature