Brunonis vicus
Latin
Alternative forms
- Brūnsvīcum
- Brūnōnis Vīcus
Etymology
Probably a calque of an Old Saxon name first attested in 1031 as Brunesguik: Brūnōnis (genitive form of Brūnō, itself a Latinisation of the Old Saxon and/or Old High German Brūn, i.e. St. Bruno of Saxony (d. 880), legendary founder of the settlement in 861) + vīcus (“village, (in Medieval Latin also) merchants’ settlement, centre for river-fishing or shipping”); at its founding, the settlement stood near a ford across the River Oker) = “Bruno’s village” ≈ “Brownswick”. Compare the modern Low German name for the city (Brunswiek) and the English -wick.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /bruːˈnoː.nis ˈwiː.kus/, [bruːˈnoː.nɪs ˈwiː.kʊs]
Proper noun
Brūnōnis vīcus m (genitive Brūnōnis vīcī); second declension
- Braunschweig, Brunswick (city in Lower Saxony, Germany)
Declension
Second declension with locative.
| Number | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Brūnōnis vīcus |
| genitive | Brūnōnis vīcī |
| dative | Brūnōnis vīcō |
| accusative | Brūnōnis vīcum |
| ablative | Brūnōnis vīcō |
| vocative | Brūnōnis vīce |
| locative | Brūnōnis vīcī |
Derived terms
- Brūnsvīcēnsis
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