Burdigala

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Named after Bituriges Vivisci, a Gaulish tribe in the area. The first word is said to mean kings of the world, from Proto-Celtic *bitus + *rīxs.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /burˈdi.ɡa.la/,
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /burˈdi.ɡa.la/,

Proper noun

Burdigala f sg (genitive Burdigalae); first declension

Bordeaux (the capital city of the modern Gironde department, France; capital city of the modern region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Burdigala
genitive	Burdigalae
dative	Burdigalae
accusative	Burdigalam
ablative	Burdigalā
vocative	Burdigala
locative	Burdigalae

Derived terms

Burdigalēnsis

References

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

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