Melodunum
Latin
editEtymology
editA Celtic/Gaulish name Melodonum, the second element from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold, fort”) and the first from *mello-, *melno-, which could be from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb”), see also Breton mell, Irish meall (“mass, lump”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /me.loˈduː.num/, [mɛɫ̪ɔˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /me.loˈdu.num/, [meloˈd̪uːnum]
Proper noun
editMelodūnum n sg (genitive Melodūnī); second declension
- A town of the Senones in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Melun
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Melodūnum |
Genitive | Melodūnī |
Dative | Melodūnō |
Accusative | Melodūnum |
Ablative | Melodūnō |
Vocative | Melodūnum |
Locative | Melodūnī |
References
edit- “Melodunum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “meall”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
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- Latin terms derived from Celtic languages
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- Latin terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
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- Latin neuter nouns
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