Camulodunum

Latin

Etymology

Fortress of Camulus, a Celtic deity, + *dūnom (“fortification”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ka.mu.loˈduː.num/, [ka.mʊ.ɫɔˈduː.nũ]

Proper noun

Camulodūnum n (genitive Camulodūnī); second declension

Colchester (city in modern England)

Declension

Second declension, with locative.

Case	Singular
nominative	Camulodūnum
genitive	Camulodūnī
dative	Camulodūnō
accusative	Camulodūnum
ablative	Camulodūnō
vocative	Camulodūnum
locative	Camulodūnī

References

Camulodunum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Camulodunum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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