LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · neutersecond declension

Gesoriacum

Gesoriacum n sg (genitive Gesoriacī)
Classical[ɡɛ.sɔˈri.a.kũː]Ecclesiastical[d͡ʒe.s̬oˈriː.a.kum]

Meaning

  1. neutersingularan ancient town on the northwestern coast of Gallia, now Boulogne-sur-Mer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeGesoriacum—
genitiveGesoriacī—
dativeGesoriacō—
accusativeGesoriacum—
ablativeGesoriacō—
vocativeGesoriacum—
locativeGesoriacī—

Origins

The Morini tribe held this coastal settlement in early Roman times. This Gaulish or Belgic tribe was identified as being the Gessoriaco Morinorum gentis by the Venerable Bede. The name of the settlement was changed from Gesoriacum [spear-fort place?] to Bononia possibly in honour of Bornonia, a Celtic divinity, at some stage between the sack of Gesoriacum and the year 310 AD.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyGesoriacumGesoriacum or BONONIA (Bouloyne), a place on the NW. coast of Gallia. Mela says (3.2): From the Osismii the face of the Gallic shore looks to the nort…

Quick answers

What does Gesoriacum mean in Latin?
Gesoriacum, a proper noun, means “an ancient town on the northwestern coast of Gallia, now Boulogne-sur-Mer”.
What is the genitive of Gesoriacum?
The genitive singular is Gesoriacī. Gesoriacum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Gesoriacum?
In classical Latin, [ɡɛ.sɔˈri.a.kũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [d͡ʒe.s̬oˈriː.a.kum].