Bracara Augusta
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Bracarī, the name of the local tribe.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbraː.ka.ra au̯ˈɡus.ta/, [ˈbräːkärä äu̯ˈɡʊs̠t̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbra.ka.ra au̯ˈɡus.ta/, [ˈbräːkärä äu̯ˈɡust̪ä]
Proper noun
[edit]Brācara Augusta f sg (genitive Brācarae Augustae); first declension
- the chief city of the Bracari, in Hispania Tarraconensis, now Braga
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun with a first-declension adjective, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Brācara Augusta |
| genitive | Brācarae Augustae |
| dative | Brācarae Augustae |
| accusative | Brācaram Augustam |
| ablative | Brācarā Augustā |
| vocative | Brācara Augusta |
| locative | Brācarae Augustae |
References
[edit]- “Bracara Augusta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Brācăra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.