Uxellodunum

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *ouxselos (“high”) + *dūnom (“fort”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /uk.sel.loˈduː.num/, [ʊks̠ɛlːʲɔˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /uk.sel.loˈdu.num/, [ukselːoˈd̪uːnum]

Proper noun

Uxellodūnum n sg (genitive Uxellodūnī); second declension

1. A town of the Cadurci in Aquitania

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Uxellodūnum
Genitive	Uxellodūnī
Dative	Uxellodūnō
Accusative	Uxellodūnum
Ablative	Uxellodūnō
Vocative	Uxellodūnum
Locative	Uxellodūnī

References

• Uxellodunum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Cadurci”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly