proper noun · femininefirst declension
Caesaraugusta
Caesaraugusta f sg (genitive Caesaraugustae)
Classical[kae̯.sa.rau̯ˈɡʊs.ta]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃe.s̬a.rau̯ˈɡus.ta]
Meaning
- femininesingulara city in Spain, the modern Zaragoza
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Caesaraugusta | — |
| genitive | Caesaraugustae | — |
| dative | Caesaraugustae | — |
| accusative | Caesaraugustam | — |
| ablative | Caesaraugustā | — |
| vocative | Caesaraugusta | — |
| locative | Caesaraugustae | — |
Caesăraugusta, ae, f., = Καισαραυγοῦστα,
I. a town in Hispania Tarraconensis, on the Ebro, so called after the emperor Augustus, who colonized it; acc. to some, the native town of Prudentius, now Saragossa, Mel. 2, 6, 4; Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 24.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwgos Proto-Italic *augos Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Proto-Italic *augostos Latin augustus Latin Augustus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -a Latin Augusta Latin Caesaraugusta From Caesar + Augusta.
Old High German
- GermanKaiseraugst
- Alemannic GermanChhäiseraugscht
Elsewhere
- EnglishCaesaraugusta
- Ancient GreekΚαισαραυγοῦστα
Mozarabic
- Andalusian Arabicسَرَقُسْطَة
- Old Navarro-AragoneseZaragoza