Lugdunum
Latin
Etymology
An adaptation of the Gaulish *Lugudūnon, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus (“the god Lugus”) + *dūnom.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /luɡˈduː.num/, [ɫ̪ʊɡˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /luɡˈdu.num/, [luɡˈd̪uːnum]
Proper noun
Lugdūnum n sg (genitive Lugdūnī); second declension
- Lyons (a city in modern France)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Lugdūnum |
| Genitive | Lugdūnī |
| Dative | Lugdūnō |
| Accusative | Lugdūnum |
| Ablative | Lugdūnō |
| Vocative | Lugdūnum |
| Locative | Lugdūnī |
Synonyms
- (Lyons): Rhodanūsia
Derived terms
- Lugdūnēnsis
- Lugdūnum Batāvōrum
- Lugdūnum Clavātum
- Lugdūnum Cōnsorannōrum
- Lugdūnum Convenārum
Descendants
- French: Laon
- French: Lyon
- English: Lyons, Lyon
- Italian: Lione
- Spanish: Lyon, Lyón
- → Dutch: Leiden
- → English: Leiden
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