Gergovia

English

Etymology

From Latin Gergovia.

Proper noun

Gergovia

1. (historical) The chief oppidum (fortified town) of the Arverni.

Translations

chief oppidum of the Arverni

• Latin: Gergovia f

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡerˈɡo.u̯i.a/, [ɡɛrˈɡou̯iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒerˈɡo.vi.a/, [d͡ʒerˈɡɔːviä]

Proper noun

Gergovia f sg (genitive Gergoviae); first declension

1. Gergovia (ancient town in Gaul)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Gergovia
Genitive	Gergoviae
Dative	Gergoviae
Accusative	Gergoviam
Ablative	Gergoviā
Vocative	Gergovia
Locative	Gergoviae

References

• “Gergŏvĭa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Gergŏvĭa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 710/2.
• “GERGO´VIA”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “Gergouia” on page 761/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)