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

Proper noun

Augusta Trēverōrum f sg (genitive Augustae Trēverōrum); first declension

  1. (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

Descendants

  • English: Treves
  • French: Trèves

References

  • “Augusta Treverorum (Trier)”, in www.trismegistos.org[1], 9 October 2021 (last accessed)