Nemausus

English

Proper noun

Nemausus

  1. (Celtic mythology) The patron god of Nîmes during Roman times.

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Nemausum

Etymology

From Gaulish *nemo, named after a local deity and its sanctuary.

Maison Carrée

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /neˈmau̯.sus/, [nɛˈmau̯.sʊs]

Proper noun

Nemausus f (genitive Nemausī); second declension

  1. A city in Gallia Narbonensis, now Nîmes

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
nominative Nemausus
genitive Nemausī
dative Nemausō
accusative Nemausum
ablative Nemausō
vocative Nemause

Derived terms

  • Nemausēnsis, Nemausēnsēs, Nemausiēnsis

Descendants

References

  • Nĕmausum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Nemausus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Green, Miranda (1997) Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd.
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