Lugdunum

Latin

Etymology

An adaptation of the Gaulish Lugodunon, from the deity Lugus, from Proto-Celtic *lug, of Proto-Indo-European origin but which root remains unclear. See Lugus, and Proto-Celtic *Lugus.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /luɡˈduː.num/, [ɫʊɡˈduː.nũ]

Proper noun

Lugdūnum n (genitive Lugdūnī); second declension

Lyons (city in modern France)

Declension

Second declension, with locative.

Case	Singular
nominative	Lugdūnum
genitive	Lugdūnī
dative	Lugdūnō
accusative	Lugdūnum
ablative	Lugdūnō
vocative	Lugdūnum
locative	Lugdūnī

Synonyms

(Lyons): Rhodanūsia

Descendants

French: Lyon
- English: Lyons, Lyon
- Italian: Lione
- Spanish: Lyón, Lyon, León de Francia

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

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