Noricum
English
Proper noun
Noricum
- (historical) A Celtic state and later Roman province, approximately corresponding to modern Austria.
Related terms
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Νώρικον (Nṓrikon), from an unknown source predating the Celts' arrival. Said to be a Phrygian/Thracian word, but of unclear meaning; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kumbʰo-, *kumbʰéh₂- (“vessel”) and related to Welsh cwm (“valley”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈnoː.ri.kum/, [ˈnoːrɪkʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈno.ri.kum/, [ˈnɔːrikum]
Proper noun
Nōricum n sg (genitive Nōricī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nōricum |
| Genitive | Nōricī |
| Dative | Nōricō |
| Accusative | Nōricum |
| Ablative | Nōricō |
| Vocative | Nōricum |
| Locative | Nōricī |
References
- “Noricum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Noricum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ The Journal of Classical and Sacred Philology, Vol. II, On the probable Connexion of the Rhaetians and Etruscans with the Thracian stock of nations, p. 3-4
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