Venta Belgarum
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From the name of the local tribe, the Belgae.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯en.ta belˈɡaː.rum/, [ˈu̯ɛn̪t̪ä bɛɫ̪ˈɡäːrʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈven.ta belˈɡa.rum/, [ˈvɛn̪t̪ä belˈɡäːrum]
Proper noun edit
Venta Belgārum f sg (genitive Ventae Belgārum); first declension
- A town in Britannia, now Winchester
Declension edit
First-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Venta Belgārum |
| Genitive | Ventae Belgārum |
| Dative | Ventae Belgārum |
| Accusative | Ventam Belgārum |
| Ablative | Ventā Belgārum |
| Vocative | Venta Belgārum |
| Locative | Ventae Belgārum |
References edit
- “Venta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly