proper noun · femininethird declension
Aveniō
Aveniō f sg (genitive Aveniōnis)
Classical[aˈwɛ.ni.oː]Ecclesiastical[aˈvɛː.ni.o]
Meaning
- a town in Gallia Narbonensis, in the territory of the Cavares, now Avignon
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Aveniō | — |
| genitive | Aveniōnis | — |
| dative | Aveniōnī | — |
| accusative | Aveniōnem | — |
| ablative | Aveniōne | — |
| vocative | Aveniō | — |
| locative | Aveniōnī Aveniōne | — |
Avĕnĭo (Avennĭo, Tab. Peut., and Avĕnĭon), ōnis, f., = Αὐενιὡν,
I. a town in Gallia Narbonensis, now Avignon, Mel. 2, 5, 2; Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 36; cf. Mann. Gall. p. 94.
Origins
Also spelled as Avennĭo, from Old Latin Auenion, a Celtic/Ancient Ligurian name ultimately from a pre-Latin/pre-Indo-European substrate hydronym ab-ên, followed by the suffix -i-ōn(e); compare Proto-Celtic *abū (“river”). Found in Ancient Greek as Аὐενιὡν (Аuenihōn) (Strabo), Άουεννίων (Áouenníōn) (Ptolemy).