Bergomum

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈber.ɡo.mum/, [ˈbɛrɡɔmʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈber.ɡo.mum/, [ˈbɛrɡomum]

Proper noun

Bergomum n sg (genitive Bergomī); second declension

1. A city in Cisalpine Gaul situated between Brixia and the Larius lake, now Bergamo

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Bergomum
Genitive	Bergomī
Dative	Bergomō
Accusative	Bergomum
Ablative	Bergomō
Vocative	Bergomum
Locative	Bergomī

Derived terms

• Bergomās

Descendants

• Italian: Bergamo

References

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