Gesoriacum
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The Morini tribe held this coastal settlement in early Roman times. This Gaulish or Belgic tribe was identified as being the Gessoriaco Morinorum gentis by the Venerable Bede. The name of the settlement was changed from Gesoriacum [spear-fort place?] to Bononia possibly in honour of Bornonia, a Celtic divinity, at some stage between the sack of Gesoriacum and the year 310 AD.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ɡe.soˈri.a.kum/, [ɡɛs̠ɔˈriäkʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe.soˈri.a.kum/, [d͡ʒes̬oˈriːäkum]
Proper noun
[edit]Gesoriacum n sg (genitive Gesoriacī); second declension
- an ancient town on the northwestern coast of Gallia, now Boulogne-sur-Mer
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Gesoriacum |
| genitive | Gesoriacī |
| dative | Gesoriacō |
| accusative | Gesoriacum |
| ablative | Gesoriacō |
| vocative | Gesoriacum |
| locative | Gesoriacī |
References
[edit]- “Gesoriacum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Gesoriacum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.