Lucus Augusti

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Latin

Etymology

From lūcus (wood) and Augustī (of Augustus).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Lūcus Augustī m sg (genitive Lūcī Augustī); second declension

  1. A city in Hispania Tarraconensis, now Lugo

Declension

Second-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, with locative, singular only.

Descendants

  • Old Galician-Portuguese: Lugo
    • Galician: Lugo
    • Portuguese: Lugo

References

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