Venta Silurum

Latin

Etymology

From the name of the local tribe, the Silures.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯en.ta ˈsi.lu.rum/, [ˈu̯ɛn̪t̪ä ˈs̠ɪɫ̪ʊrʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈven.ta ˈsi.lu.rum/, [ˈvɛn̪t̪ä ˈsiːlurum]

Proper noun

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

1. A town in Britannia, now Caerwent

Declension

First-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Venta Silurum
Genitive	Ventae Silurum
Dative	Ventae Silurum
Accusative	Ventam Silurum
Ablative	Ventā Silurum
Vocative	Venta Silurum
Locative	Ventae Silurum

References

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