Lugdunum
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Latin
Etymology
An adaptation of the Gaulish *Lugudūnon, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus (“the god Lugus”) + *dūnom.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /luɡˈduː.num/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /luɡˈdu.num/,
Proper noun
Lugdūnum n sg (genitive Lugdūnī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Lugdūnum |
| genitive | Lugdūnī |
| dative | Lugdūnō |
| accusative | Lugdūnum |
| ablative | Lugdūnō |
| vocative | Lugdūnum |
| locative | Lugdūnī |
Synonyms
- (Lyons): Rhodanūsia
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “Lugdunum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lugdunum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.