Moridunum

Latin

Etymology

Proto-Celtic *mori (sea) + *dūnom (town, fort)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /mo.riˈduː.num/, [mɔrɪˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mo.riˈdu.num/, [moriˈd̪uːnum]

Proper noun

Moridūnum n sg (genitive Moridūnī); second declension

  1. A town in Britannia, probably Seaton or Hembury
  2. A town in Britannia, modern Carmarthen

Declension

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

Case Singular
Nominative Moridūnum
Genitive Moridūnī
Dative Moridūnō
Accusative Moridūnum
Ablative Moridūnō
Vocative Moridūnum
Locative Moridūnī

References

  • Moridunum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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