Mogontiacum
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
- Mogontiacus, Moguntiacum
- Magontiacum (doubtful in Classical Latin)
- Maguntia (Medieval Latin)
Etymology edit
From a Celtic name of the god Mogons (compare Gaulish Moguntia[1]), from Proto-Celtic *mogonts, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s.[2]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mo.ɡon.tiˈaː.kum/, [mɔɡɔn̪t̪iˈäːkʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mo.ɡon.t͡siˈa.kum/, [moɡont̪͡s̪iˈäːkum]
Proper noun edit
Mogontiācum n sg (genitive Mogontiācī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Mogontiācum |
Genitive | Mogontiācī |
Dative | Mogontiācō |
Accusative | Mogontiācum |
Ablative | Mogontiācō |
Vocative | Mogontiācum |
Locative | Mogontiācī |
Descendants edit
Descendants
References edit
- “Mogontiacum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Mogontiacum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.