Cantabrigia
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See also: Cantabrígia
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English Cantebrigge
Proper noun
[edit]Cantabrigia f sg (genitive Cantabrigiae); first declension
- (Medieval Latin, New Latin) Cambridge (a city in England, site of the University of Cambridge)
Usage notes
[edit]This word was back-formed in the middle ages, when the University of Cambridge taught in Latin. It was not the name used by the Romans, which was probably Duroliponte or Durolipons.
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cantabrigia |
| Genitive | Cantabrigiae |
| Dative | Cantabrigiae |
| Accusative | Cantabrigiam |
| Ablative | Cantabrigiā |
| Vocative | Cantabrigia |
| Locative | Cantabrigiae |