Noviodunum
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *nouyos (“new”) + *dūnom (“fortification”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /no.u̯i.oˈduː.num/, [nou̯iɔˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /no.vi.oˈdu.num/, [novioˈd̪uːnum]
Proper noun
editNoviodūnum n sg (genitive Noviodūnī); second declension
- A town of the Bituriges in Gallia Aquitanica
- A town in Scythia Minor (today Isaccea, Romania)
Declension
editSecond-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Noviodūnum |
Genitive | Noviodūnī |
Dative | Noviodūnō |
Accusative | Noviodūnum |
Ablative | Noviodūnō |
Vocative | Noviodūnum |
Locative | Noviodūnī |
References
edit- Noviodunum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Noviodunum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly