Cantabrigia
See also: Cantabrígia
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English Cantebrigge
Proper noun
editCantabrigia f sg (genitive Cantabrigiae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Cambridge (a city in England, site of the University of Cambridge)
Usage notes
editThis word was back-formed in the middle ages, when the University of Cambridge taught in Latin. It was not the name used by the Romans, which was probably Duroliponte or Durolipons.
Declension
editFirst-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Cantabrigia |
Genitive | Cantabrigiae |
Dative | Cantabrigiae |
Accusative | Cantabrigiam |
Ablative | Cantabrigiā |
Vocative | Cantabrigia |
Locative | Cantabrigiae |