Lucus Augusti
Latin
Etymology
From lūcus (“wood”) and Augustī (“of Augustus”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈɫuː.kʊs au̯ˈɡʊs.tiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈluː.kus au̯ˈɡus.t̪i]
Proper noun
Lūcus Augustī m sg (genitive Lūcī Augustī); second declension
- a city in Hispania Tarraconensis, now Lugo
Declension
Second-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Lūcus Augustī |
| genitive | Lūcī Augustī |
| dative | Lūcō Augustī |
| accusative | Lūcum Augustī |
| ablative | Lūcō Augustī |
| vocative | Lūce Augustī |
| locative | Lūcī Augustī |
Descendants
References
- “Lucus Augusti”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Lucus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.