Beneharnum

Latin

Etymology

Medieval Latin, corruption of Benarni, Vernarni, Gaulish pronunciation of an Aquitanian/Basque/Vasconic tribe in southwest France.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /be.neˈhar.num/, [bɛneˈ(ɦ)ärnʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /be.neˈar.num/, [beneˈärnum]

Proper noun

Beneharnum n sg (genitive Beneharnī); second declension

  1. A town in Aquitania, situated on the road from Aquae Tarbellicae to Tolosa

Declension

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

Case Singular
Nominative Beneharnum
Genitive Beneharnī
Dative Beneharnō
Accusative Beneharnum
Ablative Beneharnō
Vocative Beneharnum
Locative Beneharnī

References
  • Beneharnum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “Beneharnum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Malpas, Jeff (2015): The Intelligence of Place: Topographies and Poetics, Bloomsbury Publishing
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