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Latin
Etymology
Of Celtic origin, from Celtiberian *klounia[1] or Gaulish Clunia,[2] from Proto-Celtic *klownis (“meadow”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Clunia f sg (genitive Cluniae); first declension
- A city in Hispania Tarraconensis
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- Clunia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Clunia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly