Moridunum
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *dūnom (“town, fort”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /mo.riˈduː.num/, [mɔrɪˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mo.riˈdu.num/, [moriˈd̪uːnum]
Proper noun
[edit]Moridūnum n sg (genitive Moridūnī); second declension
- A town in Britannia, probably Seaton or Hembury
- A town in Britannia, modern Carmarthen
Declension
[edit]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
[edit]- “Moridunum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly