Augusta Treverorum
Latin
Alternative forms
- Augusta Trevirorum, Augusta Tresvirorum, TR
Etymology
From Augusta (“town honoring Augustus or an emperor”) + Trēverōrum, genitive of Trēverī, a German tribe whose name was sometimes mistakenly understood as meaning “the three men”.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [au̯ˈɡʊs.ta treː.wɛˈroː.rũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [au̯ˈɡus.t̪a t̪re.veˈrɔː.rum]
Proper noun
Augusta Trēverōrum f sg (genitive Augustae Trēverōrum); first declension
- (historical) Trier (a city in the Roman Empire, now in Germany)
Declension
First-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Augusta Trēverōrum |
| genitive | Augustae Trēverōrum |
| dative | Augustae Trēverōrum |
| accusative | Augustam Trēverōrum |
| ablative | Augustā Trēverōrum |
| vocative | Augusta Trēverōrum |
| locative | Augustae Trēverōrum |
Derived terms
- Treverorum
- Trēverēnsis
- Trēvericus, Trīvericus
Descendants
References
- “Augusta Treverorum (Trier)”, in www.trismegistos.org[1], 9 October 2021 (last accessed)