Noviodunum
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *nowiyos (“new”) + *dūnom (“fortification”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nɔ.wi.ɔˈduː.nũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [no.vi.oˈd̪uː.num]
Proper noun
Noviodūnum n sg (genitive Noviodūnī); second declension
- A town of the Bituriges in Gallia Aquitanica
- A town in Scythia Minor (today Isaccea, Romania)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Noviodūnum |
| genitive | Noviodūnī |
| dative | Noviodūnō |
| accusative | Noviodūnum |
| ablative | Noviodūnō |
| vocative | Noviodūnum |
| locative | Noviodūnī |
References
- Noviodunum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Noviodunum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly