Sauconna
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From the Celtic/Gaulish river goddess Souconna, from a Proto-Celtic word meaning "the flowing, the suckler," from Proto-Indo-European *sewg-, *sewk-.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sau̯ˈkon.na/, [s̠äu̯ˈkɔnːä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sau̯ˈkon.na/, [säu̯ˈkɔnːä]
Proper noun edit
Sauconna f sg (genitive Sauconnae); first declension
- The river Saône
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sauconna |
| Genitive | Sauconnae |
| Dative | Sauconnae |
| Accusative | Sauconnam |
| Ablative | Sauconnā |
| Vocative | Sauconna |
Synonyms edit
References edit
- Sauconna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- The gods of the Celts and the Indo-Europeans (1994)