Noviomagus
Latin
Etymology
From Celtic, meaning “new field” or “new market”.
Proper noun
Noviomagus m (genitive Noviomagī); second declension
- One of a number of place names throughout the Roman empire. Although most of these places had longer names, the name Noviomagus was often used as a shorthand.
Inflection
Second declension, with locative.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Noviomagus |
| Genitive | Noviomagī |
| Dative | Noviomagō |
| Accusative | Noviomagum |
| Ablative | Noviomagō |
| Vocative | Noviomage |
| Locative | Noviomagī |
Derived terms
- Noviomagus Reginorum (“Chichester, England”)
- Noviomagus Cantiacorum (“Kent, England”)
- Noviomagus Lexoviorum (“Liseux, France”)
- Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum (“Nijmegen, the Netherlands”)
- Noviomagus Veromanduorum (“Noyon, France”)
- Noviomagus Nemetum (“Speyer, Germany”)
- Noviomagus Trevirorum (“Neumagen-Dhron, Germany”)
- Noviomagus Tricastinorum (“Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux, France”)
Descendants
- Dutch: Nijmegen
- French: Noyon
- German: Neumagen
References
- Noviomagus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Noviomagus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette