Venta Belgarum

Latin

Etymology

From the name of the local tribe, the Belgae.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯en.ta belˈɡaː.rum/, [ˈu̯ɛn̪t̪ä bɛɫ̪ˈɡäːrʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈven.ta belˈɡa.rum/, [ˈvɛn̪t̪ä belˈɡäːrum]

Proper noun

Venta Belgārum f sg (genitive Ventae Belgārum); first declension

1. A town in Britannia, now Winchester

Declension

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

• “Venta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly