Bergomum

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Bergomum n sg (genitive Bergomī); second declension

  1. a city in Cisalpine Gaul, in modern Italy, situated between Brixia and the Larius lake; modern Bergamo
  2. (New Latin) a province of Lombardy, Italy

Declension

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

singular
nominative Bergomum
genitive Bergomī
dative Bergomō
accusative Bergomum
ablative Bergomō
vocative Bergomum
locative Bergomī

Derived terms

  • Bergomās

Descendants

  • Italian: Bergamo

References

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