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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Genabum

Genabum n sg (genitive Genabī)
Classical[ˈɡɛ.na.bũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈd͡ʒɛː.na.bum]

Meaning

  1. neutersingularThe chief city of the Carnutes in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Orleans

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeGenabum—
genitiveGenabī—
dativeGenabō—
accusativeGenabum—
ablativeGenabō—
vocativeGenabum—
locativeGenabī—

Gēnăbum, i, n.,
I. a city of the Carnutes, in Gallia Lugdunensis, on the Liger, afterwards called Aurelianensis urbs or Civitas Aurelianorum, whence the modern name Orleans, Caes. B. G. 7, 3; 11; Hirt. B. G. 8, 5; Sid. Ep. 8, 15.—
II. Deriv.: Gē-năbensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Genabum, Genabian: caedes, Caes. B. G. 7, 28, 4.—In plur.: Genabenses, ium, m., the inhabitants of Genabum, Genabians, Caes. B. G. 7, 11, 7.

Origins

Celtic/Gaulish name, from Proto-Celtic *genwā (“(river) bend”) (Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu) + *abū (“river”), similar to Geneva, Genoa, etc.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyGenabumGenabum (Κἡναβον: Orléans), a city of the Carnutes, a Celtic people. Ptolemy (2.8.13) places the Carnutae along the Seine; and he names two cities in …

Quick answers

What does Genabum mean in Latin?
Genabum, a proper noun, means “The chief city of the Carnutes in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Orleans”.
What is the genitive of Genabum?
The genitive singular is Genabī. Genabum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Genabum?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡɛ.na.bũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈd͡ʒɛː.na.bum].