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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Īguvium

Īguvium n sg (genitive Īguviī or Īguvī)
Classical[iːˈɡʊ.wi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[iˈɡuː.vi.um]

Meaning

  1. Gubbio (a city in Umbria)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeĪguvium—
genitiveĪguviī
Īguvī		—
dativeĪguviō—
accusativeĪguvium—
ablativeĪguviō—
vocativeĪguvium—
locativeĪguviī—

Īgŭvĭum, ĭi, n.,
I. a city of Umbria, now Gubbio, Cic. Att. 7, 13, b, 6; Caes. B. C. 1, 12; Liv. 45, 43; Sil. 8, 461.—Hence, īgŭ-vĭnātes, ium, m., its inhabitants, Cic. Balb. 20, 47; and īgŭvīni, ōrum, m., Caes. B. C. 1, 12; Plin. 15, 7, 7, § 31; and Iguini, id. 3, 14, 19, § 113.

Origins

Borrowed from Umbrian 𐌉𐌊𐌖𐌅𐌉𐌖𐌌 (ikuvium), of uncertain origin; possibly from *𐌐𐌉𐌊𐌖𐌅𐌉𐌖𐌌 (*pikuvium, “town of the woodpecker”), with loss of initial P, from 𐌐𐌄𐌉𐌊𐌀 (peika, “woodpecker”) << Proto-Italic *peikā << Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk-. However, it could instead be from a pre-Etruscan, pre-Umbrian substrate (eastern Italic); compare Igilium.

Descendants
  • EnglishIguvium
  • ItalianGubbio

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyIguviumIguvium (Ἰγούϊον: Eth. Iguvinus: Gubbio), an ancient and important town of Umbria, situated on the W. slope of the Apennines, but not far from their c…

Quick answers

What does Īguvium mean in Latin?
Īguvium, a proper noun, means “Gubbio (a city in Umbria)”.
What is the genitive of Īguvium?
The genitive singular is Īguviī. Īguvium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Īguvium?
In classical Latin, [iːˈɡʊ.wi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [iˈɡuː.vi.um].