Gergovia

From Latin Gergovia.

Gergovia

1. (historical) The chief oppidum (fortified town) of the Arverni.

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• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɡɛrˈɡɔ.wi.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒerˈɡɔː.vi.a]

Gergovia f sg (genitive Gergoviae); first declension

1. Gergovia (ancient town in Gaul)

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

• “Gergŏvĭa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Gergŏvĭa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 710/2.
• “GERGO´VIA”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “Gergouia” on page 761/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)