Durovernum
Latin
Etymology
From a Celtic term meaning "stronghold by the alder grove", the second half borrowed from Proto-Celtic *wernā.(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dʊ.rɔˈwɛr.nũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪u.roˈvɛr.num]
Proper noun
Durovernum n sg (genitive Durovernī); second declension
- a town in Britannia, now Canterbury
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Durovernum |
| genitive | Durovernī |
| dative | Durovernō |
| accusative | Durovernum |
| ablative | Durovernō |
| vocative | Durovernum |
| locative | Durovernī |
References
- Durovernum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Durovernum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly