proper noun · neutersecond declension
Berisamum
Berisamum n sg (genitive Berisamī)
Classical[bɛˈrɪ.sa.mũː]Ecclesiastical[beˈriː.s̬a.mum]
Meaning
- neutersingulara castellum of the Cileni, in Gallaecia, Hispania Tarraconensis. Now possibly Beresmo, Galicia.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Berisamum | — |
| genitive | Berisamī | — |
| dative | Berisamō | — |
| accusative | Berisamum | — |
| ablative | Berisamō | — |
| vocative | Berisamum | — |
Origins
From Gallaecian (Hispano-Celtic), perhaps from a descendant of Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to praise”) and the Celtic superlative suffix Proto-Celtic *-isamos.