Virodunum

Latin

Etymology
"Powerful fortress" :
-dunum is the Latin version of the Gaulish dun, dunos, dunon (fortress, hill) that also gave the ancient Irish word dún
vero- is a an intensifier in Gaulish

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯i.roˈduː.num/, [u̯ɪrɔˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /vi.roˈdu.num/, [viroˈd̪uːnum]

Proper noun

Virodūnum n sg (genitive Virodūnī); second declension

  1. A town in Gallia Belgica, now Verdun

Declension

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

Case Singular
Nominative Virodūnum
Genitive Virodūnī
Dative Virodūnō
Accusative Virodūnum
Ablative Virodūnō
Vocative Virodūnum
Locative Virodūnī

References
  • Virodunum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “Virodunum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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