proper noun · neutersecond declension
Camarācum
Camarācum n sg (genitive Camarācī)
Classical[ka.maˈraː.kũː]Ecclesiastical[ka.maˈraː.kum]
Meaning
- a town in Gallia Belgica, now Cambrai
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Camarācum | — |
| genitive | Camarācī | — |
| dative | Camarācō | — |
| accusative | Camarācum | — |
| ablative | Camarācō | — |
| vocative | Camarācum | — |
| locative | Camarācī | — |
Origins
Uncertain, but in any case from Gaulish and containing the Latinized suffix -ācus. The first element may be from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend, curve”), cognate to Latin camur (“crooked”) and Ancient Greek καμάρα (kamára); compare Norman Old French cambre (“bent”).