Noviodunum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Celtic *nouyos (“new”) + *dūnom (“fortification”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /no.u̯i.oˈduː.num/, [nou̯iɔˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /no.vi.oˈdu.num/, [novioˈd̪uːnum]
Proper noun[edit]
Noviodūnum n sg (genitive Noviodūnī); second declension
- A town of the Bituriges in Gallia Aquitanica
- A town in Scythia Minor (today Isaccea, Romania)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Noviodūnum |
| Genitive | Noviodūnī |
| Dative | Noviodūnō |
| Accusative | Noviodūnum |
| Ablative | Noviodūnō |
| Vocative | Noviodūnum |
| Locative | Noviodūnī |
References[edit]
- Noviodunum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Noviodunum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly