Nevirnum

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /neˈu̯ir.num/, [neˈu̯ɪrnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /neˈvir.num/, [neˈvirnum]

Proper noun

Nevirnum n sg (genitive Nevirnī); second declension

1. A town of the Aedui in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Nevers

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Nevirnum
genitive	Nevirnī
dative	Nevirnō
accusative	Nevirnum
ablative	Nevirnō
vocative	Nevirnum
locative	Nevirnī

Related terms

• Nervium

Descendants

• French: Nevers, Nivernais

References

• Nevirnum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Nevirnum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly