Lugdunum

Latin

Etymology

An adaptation of the Gaulish *Lugudūnon, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus (“the god Lugus”) + *dūnom.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /luɡˈduː.num/, [ɫ̪ʊɡˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /luɡˈdu.num/, [luɡˈd̪uːnum]

Proper noun

Lugdūnum n sg (genitive Lugdūnī); second declension

1. Lyons (a city in modern France)

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Lugdūnum
Genitive	Lugdūnī
Dative	Lugdūnō
Accusative	Lugdūnum
Ablative	Lugdūnō
Vocative	Lugdūnum
Locative	Lugdūnī

Synonyms

• (Lyons): Rhodanūsia

Descendants

• French: Lyon
  • English: Lyons, Lyon
  • Italian: Lione
  • Spanish: Lyon, Lyón

References

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