Augusta Emerita

Latin

Etymology

From Augusta (“imperial majesty; the name of several towns”) and emeritus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /au̯ˈɡus.ta eˈme.ri.ta/, [äu̯ˈɡʊs̠t̪ä ɛˈmɛrɪt̪ä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /au̯ˈɡus.ta eˈme.ri.ta/, [äu̯ˈɡust̪ä eˈmɛːrit̪ä]

Proper noun

Augusta Emerita f sg (genitive Augustae Emeritae); first declension

  1. The chief city of Lusitania, now Mérida

Declension

First-declension noun with a first-declension adjective, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Augusta Emerita
Genitive Augustae Emeritae
Dative Augustae Emeritae
Accusative Augustam Emeritam
Ablative Augustā Emeritā
Vocative Augusta Emerita
Locative Augustae Emeritae

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