Transpadana

See also: transpadana

Latin

Etymology

From trāns (“across”) and Padus, literally meaning something is situated across the river Po.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /tran.spaˈdaː.na/, [trãː.spaˈdaː.na]

Noun

Trānspadāna f (genitive Trānspadānae); first declension

(by extension) Often used for the name for a geographical entity that is situated across the river Po.

Descendants

English: transpadane, transpadine

Proper noun

Trānspadāna f (genitive Trānspadānae); first declension

A placename for a Roman province, with gubernatorial seat at Mediolanum (Roman Milan, later capital of Lombardy).
In modern history, a placename for the short-lived Transpadane Republic.

References

Westermann, Großer Atlas zur Weltgeschichte (in German)

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