Noviomagus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Celtic, meaning “new field” or “new market”, from Proto-Celtic *nouyos + *magos (“field”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /no.u̯iˈo.ma.ɡus/, [nou̯iˈɔmäɡʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /no.viˈo.ma.ɡus/, [noviˈɔːmäɡus]
Proper noun edit
Noviomagus m sg (genitive Noviomagī); second declension
- One of a number of place names throughout the Roman empire. Although most of these places had longer names, the name Noviomagus was often used as a shorthand.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Noviomagus |
| Genitive | Noviomagī |
| Dative | Noviomagō |
| Accusative | Noviomagum |
| Ablative | Noviomagō |
| Vocative | Noviomage |
| Locative | Noviomagī |
Derived terms edit
- Noviomagus Reginorum (“Chichester, England”)
- Noviomagus Cantiacorum (“Kent, England”)
- Noviomagus Lexoviorum (“Liseux, France”)
- Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum (“Nijmegen, the Netherlands”)
- Noviomagus Veromanduorum (“Noyon, France”)
- Noviomagus Nemetum (“Speyer, Germany”)
- Noviomagus Trevirorum (“Neumagen-Dhron, Germany”)
- Noviomagus Tricastinorum (“Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France”)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “Noviomagus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Noviomagus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.