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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Brigantium

Brigantium n sg (genitive Brigantiī or Brigantī)
Classical[brɪˈɡan.ti.ũː]Ecclesiastical[briˈɡan.t͡si.um]

Meaning

  1. neutersingularBregenz (a city in modern Austria)
  2. neutersingularBriançon (a town in modern France)
  3. neutersingularancient name of A Coruña (a city in modern Spain)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBrigantium—
genitiveBrigantiī
Brigantī		—
dativeBrigantiō—
accusativeBrigantium—
ablativeBrigantiō—
vocativeBrigantium—
locativeBrigantiī—

Brĭgantĭum, ii, f., or Brĭgantĭa, ae, f.
I. A town in Rhœtia, now Bregenz, Amm. 15, 4, 1 and 3; Itin. Anton.—Hence, Brĭgantīnus, a, um, adj.: lacus, the lake of Constance, Plin. 9, 17, 29, § 63 (in Mel. 3, 2, 8, Lacus Venetus).—
II. The town of Briançon, in France, Amm. 15, 10, 7.

Origins

From Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts, from the root *bʰerǵʰ-.

Descendants
  • FrenchBriançon
  • GermanBregenz
  • EnglishBregenzfrom German Bregenz
  • FrenchBrégencefrom German Bregenz

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyBrigantiumBrigantium (Briançon, in the department of Hautes Alpes) is marked in the Table as the first: place in Gallia after Alpis Cottia (Mont Genèvre). At Br…GeographyBrigantiumBrigantium (Βριγάντιον, D. C. 37.53; Flavium Brigantium, Φγαυύιον Βριγάντιον, Ptol. 2.6.4; Brigantia, Oros. 2.2), an important seaport town of the Cal…

Quick answers

What does Brigantium mean in Latin?
Brigantium, a proper noun, means “Bregenz (a city in modern Austria); Briançon (a town in modern France); ancient name of A Coruña (a city in modern Spain)”.
What is the genitive of Brigantium?
The genitive singular is Brigantiī. Brigantium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Brigantium?
In classical Latin, [brɪˈɡan.ti.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [briˈɡan.t͡si.um].