LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · neutersecond declension

Eborācum

Eborācum n sg (genitive Eborācī)
Classical[ɛ.bɔˈraː.kũː]Ecclesiastical[e.boˈraː.kum]

Meaning

  1. Eboracum, a fort and city in Roman Britain, which evolved into York.
  2. York

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeEborācum—
genitiveEborācī—
dativeEborācō—
accusativeEborācum—
ablativeEborācō—
vocativeEborācum—
locativeEborācī—

Eborācum, i, n.,
I. the capital of the Brigantes in Britain, now York, Eutr. 8, 19; Inscr. Orell. 190 al.

Origins

Borrowed from pre-Brythonic and Proto-Celtic *Eborākom, from *eburos (“yew”) + *-ākom (relative adjective suffix). See the entry York for more.

Descendants
  • EnglishYorkfrom Old English Eoforwīċ
  • Old FrenchEverwichfrom Old English Eoforwīċ
  • Old ItalianVerrvicchefrom Old English Eoforwīċ
  • IcelandicJórvíkfrom Old English Eoforwīċ
  • FaroeseJórvíkfrom Old English Eoforwīċ
  • Norwegian NynorskJorvikfrom Old English Eoforwīċ
  • SwedishJorvikfrom Old English Eoforwīċ
  • DanishJorvigfrom Old English Eoforwīċ

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyEboracumEboracum (Ἐβόρακον), the chief Roman town in Britain. The first author who mentions Eboracum is Ptolemy (2.3.16), with whom it is a city of the Brigan…

Quick answers

What does Eborācum mean in Latin?
Eborācum, a proper noun, means “Eboracum, a fort and city in Roman Britain, which evolved into York.; York”.
What is the genitive of Eborācum?
The genitive singular is Eborācī. Eborācum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Eborācum?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.bɔˈraː.kũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.boˈraː.kum].