Venta Belgarum
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the name of the local tribe, the Belgae.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu̯en.ta belˈɡaː.rum/, [ˈu̯ɛn̪t̪ä bɛɫ̪ˈɡäːrʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈven.ta belˈɡa.rum/, [ˈvɛn̪t̪ä belˈɡäːrum]
Proper noun
[edit]Venta Belgārum f sg (genitive Ventae Belgārum); first declension
- A town in Britannia, now Winchester
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Venta Belgārum |
| genitive | Ventae Belgārum |
| dative | Ventae Belgārum |
| accusative | Ventam Belgārum |
| ablative | Ventā Belgārum |
| vocative | Venta Belgārum |
| locative | Ventae Belgārum |
References
[edit]- “Venta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly