Venta Silurum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the name of the local tribe, the Silures.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu̯en.ta ˈsi.lu.rum/, [ˈu̯ɛn̪t̪ä ˈs̠ɪɫ̪ʊrʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈven.ta ˈsi.lu.rum/, [ˈvɛn̪t̪ä ˈsiːlurum]
Proper noun[edit]
Venta Silurum f sg (genitive Ventae Silurum); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Venta Silurum |
| Genitive | Ventae Silurum |
| Dative | Ventae Silurum |
| Accusative | Ventam Silurum |
| Ablative | Ventā Silurum |
| Vocative | Venta Silurum |
| Locative | Ventae Silurum |
References[edit]
- “Venta”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly