Salodurum

Latin

Etymology

Said to be of Celtic origin, possibly meaning "Salo's fort," from the personal name Salo + Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“fort, stronghold”) (likely influenced by durus (“hard, strong”), like other placenames).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /sa.loˈduː.rum/, [s̠äɫ̪ɔˈd̪uːrʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sa.loˈdu.rum/, [säloˈd̪uːrum]

Proper noun

Salodūrum n sg (genitive Salodūrī); second declension

1. A town in Gallia Belgica, now Solothurn

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Salodūrum
Genitive	Salodūrī
Dative	Salodūrō
Accusative	Salodūrum
Ablative	Salodūrō
Vocative	Salodūrum
Locative	Salodūrī

References

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