Augusta Treverorum

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Augusta Trevirorum, Augusta Tresvirorum

Etymology

Augusta (a town or city in honor of Emperor Augustus) + the genitive of the name of the local tribe, the Trēverī, which folk etymology occasionally reinterpreted as “three men”.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /au̯ˈɡus.ta treː.u̯eˈroː.rum/, [äu̯ˈɡʊs̠t̪ä t̪reːu̯ɛˈroːrʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /au̯ˈɡus.ta tre.veˈro.rum/, [äu̯ˈɡust̪ä t̪reveˈrɔːrum]

Proper noun

Augusta Trēverōrum f sg (genitive Augustae Trēverōrum); first declension

  1. (historical) Trier (a city in the Roman Empire, now in Germany)

Declension

First-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Augusta Trēverōrum
Genitive Augustae Trēverōrum
Dative Augustae Trēverōrum
Accusative Augustam Trēverōrum
Ablative Augustā Trēverōrum
Vocative Augusta Trēverōrum
Locative Augustae Trēverōrum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: Treves
  • French: Trèves

References

  • “Augusta Treverorum (Trier)”, in www.trismegistos.org, accessed 2021-10-09
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