Aventicum

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈu̯en.ti.kum/, [äˈu̯ɛn̪t̪ɪkʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈven.ti.kum/, [äˈvɛn̪t̪ikum]

Proper noun

Aventicum n sg (genitive Aventicī); second declension

1. The chief city of the Helvetii in Gallia Belgica, now Avenches

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aventicum
Genitive	Aventicī
Dative	Aventicō
Accusative	Aventicum
Ablative	Aventicō
Vocative	Aventicum
Locative	Aventicī

References

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