proper noun · femininefirst declension
Bonna
Bonna f sg (genitive Bonnae)
Classical[ˈbɔn.na]Ecclesiastical[ˈbɔn.na]
Meaning
- femininesingularBonn (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the Rhine River; the former capital of West Germany and (until 1999) seat of government of unified Germany)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Bonna | — |
| genitive | Bonnae | — |
| dative | Bonnae | — |
| accusative | Bonnam | — |
| ablative | Bonnā | — |
| vocative | Bonna | — |
| locative | Bonnae | — |
Bonna, ae, f.,
I. a city on the Rhine, now Bonn, Tac. H. 4, 19; 4, 25; 70, 77; 5, 22; Flor. 4, 12, 26.—Hence, Bonnensis, e, adj., of Bonna:
castra, Tac. H. 4, 20; 4, 62: proelium, id. ib. 4, 20.Origins
Short for Castra Bonnensia.