Bononia

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the Celtic word for “settlement”; compare Gaulish *bona (foundation, fortress) << Proto-Celtic *bonus (foundation) and Boii, the Latin name of the Gaulish people who occupied the region c. 4th century BC.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Bonōnia f sg (genitive Bonōniae); first declension

  1. Bologna, Italy
  2. Boulogne-sur-Mer, France

Declension

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Bonōnia
Genitive Bonōniae
Dative Bonōniae
Accusative Bonōniam
Ablative Bonōniā
Vocative Bonōnia
Locative Bonōniae

Descendants

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See also

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References

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  • Bononia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Bononia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.