Moridunum
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *dūnom (“town, fort”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /mo.riˈduː.num/, [mɔrɪˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mo.riˈdu.num/, [moriˈd̪uːnum]
Proper noun
[edit]Moridūnum n sg (genitive Moridūnī); second declension
- A town in Britannia, probably Seaton or Hembury
- A town in Britannia, modern Carmarthen
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Moridūnum |
| genitive | Moridūnī |
| dative | Moridūnō |
| accusative | Moridūnum |
| ablative | Moridūnō |
| vocative | Moridūnum |
| locative | Moridūnī |
References
[edit]- “Moridunum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly