Condivincum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Κονδιούινκον (Kondioúinkon), Κονδηούικον (Kondēoúikon); from Gaulish *condate (“confluence”), from Proto-Celtic *kom-dati (“confluence”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm-dʰh₁-ti- (“confluence”), equivalent to *ḱóm + *dʰeh₁-.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.diˈu̯in.kum/, [kɔn̪d̪iˈu̯ɪŋkʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.diˈvin.kum/, [kon̪d̪iˈviŋkum]
Proper noun edit
Condivincum n sg (genitive Condivincī); second declension
- The chief town of the Namnetes in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Nantes
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Condivincum |
| Genitive | Condivincī |
| Dative | Condivincō |
| Accusative | Condivincum |
| Ablative | Condivincō |
| Vocative | Condivincum |
| Locative | Condivincī |
References edit
- “Condivicnum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN