Quebecum
Latin
Alternative forms
- Cebecum m
Etymology
Borrowed from French Québec, from Algonquin kepék, originally referring to the area around Quebec City where the Saint Lawrence River narrows to a cliff-lined gap.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʷɛ.bɛ.kũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkʷɛː.be.kum]
Proper noun
Quebecum n sg (genitive Quebecī); second declension
- (New Latin) Quebec (a province in eastern Canada)
- Quebec, Quebec City (the capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Quebecum |
| genitive | Quebecī |
| dative | Quebecō |
| accusative | Quebecum |
| ablative | Quebecō |
| vocative | Quebecum |