Virodunum
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *wiros (“man”) + *dūnom (“fortress”), thus literally, “manly/powerful fortress”.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /u̯i.roˈduː.num/, [u̯ɪrɔˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vi.roˈdu.num/, [viroˈd̪uːnum]
Proper noun
[edit]Virodūnum n sg (genitive Virodūnī); second declension
- A town in Gallia Belgica, now Verdun
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Virodūnum |
genitive | Virodūnī |
dative | Virodūnō |
accusative | Virodūnum |
ablative | Virodūnō |
vocative | Virodūnum |
locative | Virodūnī |