proper noun · femininefirst declension
Ārduenna
Ārduenna f sg (genitive Ārduennae)
Meaning
- Ardennes (forest, geographic region and low mountain range in France, Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg; in full, Ardennes Forest, Ardenne Forest, or Forest of Ardennes)
At Indutiomarus equitatum peditatumque cogere, eisque qui per aetatem in armis esse non poterant in silvam Arduennam abditis, quae ingenti magnitudine per medios fines Treverorum a flumine Rheno ad initium Remorum pertinet, bellum parare instituit.
But Indutiomarus began to collect cavalry and infantry, and make preparations for war, having concealed those who by reason of their age could not be under arms, in the forest Arduenna, which is of immense size, and extends from the Rhine across the country of the Treveri to the frontiers of the Remi.c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 5.3 - Ardennes (a department of Grand Est, France)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ārduenna | — |
| genitive | Ārduennae Ardennae | — |
| dative | Ārduennae Ardennae | — |
| accusative | Ārduennam Ardennam | — |
| ablative | Ārduennā | — |
| vocative | Ārduenna | — |
| locative | Ārduennae Ardennae | — |
Ardŭenna, ae (Ardenna, Ven. Fort. Carm. 7, 4), f. v. arduus; cf. Welsh ardh, to raise up,
I. the forest-covered mountains in Gaul, now Ardennes, Caes. B. G. 5, 3; 6, 29 Herz.; Tac. A. 3, 42; cf. Mann. Gall. p. 203.
Origins
From Proto-Celtic *ardwos, via Gaulish *arduo-.