Clunia
Latin
Etymology
Of Celtic origin, from Celtiberian *klounia[1] or Gaulish Clunia,[2] from Proto-Celtic *klownis (“meadow”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈklu.ni.a/, [ˈkɫ̪ʊniä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈklu.ni.a/, [ˈkluːniä]
Proper noun
Clunia f sg (genitive Cluniae); first declension
- A city in Hispania Tarraconensis
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Clunia |
| Genitive | Cluniae |
| Dative | Cluniae |
| Accusative | Cluniam |
| Ablative | Cluniā |
| Vocative | Clunia |
| Locative | Cluniae |
References
- Clunia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Clunia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Wodtko, Dagmar, An outline of Celtiberian grammar, 2003
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*klowni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 209