Augustodunum

Latin

Etymology

From Augustus +‎ Gaulish *dūnon (“fortress”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /au̯.ɡus.toˈduː.num/, [äu̯ɡʊs̠t̪ɔˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au̯.ɡus.toˈdu.num/, [äu̯ɡust̪oˈd̪uːnum]

Proper noun

Augustodūnum n sg (genitive Augustodūnī); second declension

1. A city in Aquitania, now Autun

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Augustodūnum
genitive	Augustodūnī
dative	Augustodūnō
accusative	Augustodūnum
ablative	Augustodūnō
vocative	Augustodūnum
locative	Augustodūnī

Descendants

• Old French: Ostun
  • Middle French: Austun, Authun
    • French: Autun
      • → English: Autun