Virodunum

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Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *wiros (“man”) + *dūnom (“fortress”), thus literally, “manly/powerful fortress”.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Virodūnum n sg (genitive Virodūnī); second declension

  1. A town in Gallia Belgica, now Verdun

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Virodūnum
genitive Virodūnī
dative Virodūnō
accusative Virodūnum
ablative Virodūnō
vocative Virodūnum
locative Virodūnī

References

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