Campodunum
Latin
Etymology
Of Celtic/Gaulish origin, from Proto-Celtic *kambos (“crooked”) + *dūnom (“stronghold”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kam.poˈduː.num/, [kämpɔˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kam.poˈdu.num/, [kämpoˈd̪uːnum]
Proper noun
Campodūnum n sg (genitive Campodūnī); second declension
- A town of Raetia, now Kempten
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Campodūnum |
| Genitive | Campodūnī |
| Dative | Campodūnō |
| Accusative | Campodūnum |
| Ablative | Campodūnō |
| Vocative | Campodūnum |
| Locative | Campodūnī |
References
- Campodunum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Campodunum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*kambo-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 186