Augustodunum

Augustodunum

Latin

Etymology

From Augustus +‎ Gaulish dūnon (“fortress”), from Proto-Celtic *dūnom.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /au̯.ɡus.toˈduː.num/, [äu̯ɡʊs̠t̪ɔˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /au̯.ɡus.toˈdu.num/, [äu̯ɡust̪oˈd̪uːnum]

Proper noun

Augustodūnum n sg (genitive Augustodūnī); second declension

1. A city in Aquitania, now Autun

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Augustodūnum
Genitive	Augustodūnī
Dative	Augustodūnō
Accusative	Augustodūnum
Ablative	Augustodūnō
Vocative	Augustodūnum
Locative	Augustodūnī

Descendants

• Old French: Ostun
  • Middle French: Austun, Authun
    • French: Autun
      • → English: Autun