Virodunum

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *wiros (“man”) + *dūnom (“fortress”), thus literally, “manly/powerful fortress”.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯i.roˈduː.num/, [u̯ɪrɔˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /vi.roˈdu.num/, [viroˈd̪uːnum]

Proper noun

Virodūnum n sg (genitive Virodūnī); second declension

1. A town in Gallia Belgica, now Verdun

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Virodūnum
Genitive	Virodūnī
Dative	Virodūnō
Accusative	Virodūnum
Ablative	Virodūnō
Vocative	Virodūnum
Locative	Virodūnī

References

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