proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Garumna
Garumna m sg (genitive Garumnae)
Classical[ɡaˈrʊm.na]Ecclesiastical[ɡaˈrum.na]
Meaning
- masculinesingularOne of the longest rivers in France, the Garonne
Gallōs ab Aquītānīs Garumna flūmen, ā Belgīs Mātrona et Sēquana dīvidit.
c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Garumna | — |
| genitive | Garumnae | — |
| dative | Garumnae | — |
| accusative | Garumnam | — |
| ablative | Garumnā | — |
| vocative | Garumna | — |
Gărumna, Garunna, or Garon-na, ae, m. (
I. fem., Aus. Mos. 483), = ὁ Γαρουνᾶς Strab., a river of Gaul, the Garonne, Caes. B. G. 1, 1; Mel. 3, 2, 3; 7; Plin. 4, 17, 31, § 105; Amm. 15, 11; Tib. 1, 8 (7), 11 al.
Origins
Probably from Gaulish *garunda (“shallows, riverbank”) or "rough, grassy," from Proto-Celtic *garwos << Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to bristle”). Or, possibly from an Aquitanian hydronym meaning "stony river."
Descendants
- CatalanGarona
- FrenchGaronne
- OccitanGarona
- Ancient GreekΓαρούνας
- Ancient GreekΓαρύνας