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]
• (modern Italianate 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.