Vapincum

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯aˈpin.kum/, [u̯äˈpɪŋkʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /vaˈpin.kum/, [väˈpiŋkum]

Proper noun

Vapincum n sg (genitive Vapincī); second declension

1. A city in Gallia Narbonensis, now Gap

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Vapincum
Genitive	Vapincī
Dative	Vapincō
Accusative	Vapincum
Ablative	Vapincō
Vocative	Vapincum
Locative	Vapincī

Derived terms

• Vapincēnsis

Descendants

• French: Gap

References

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