Moridunum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *dūnom (“town, fort”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mo.riˈduː.num/, [mɔrɪˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mo.riˈdu.num/, [moriˈd̪uːnum]
Proper noun[edit]
Moridūnum n sg (genitive Moridūnī); second declension
- A town in Britannia, probably Seaton or Hembury
- A town in Britannia, modern Carmarthen
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Moridūnum |
Genitive | Moridūnī |
Dative | Moridūnō |
Accusative | Moridūnum |
Ablative | Moridūnō |
Vocative | Moridūnum |
Locative | Moridūnī |
References[edit]
- “Moridunum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly