proper nounfirst declension
Isca Augusta
Isca Augusta f sg (genitive Iscae Augustae)
Classical[ˈɪs.ka au̯ˈɡʊs.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈis.ka au̯ˈɡus.ta]
Meaning
- femininehistoricalsingularCaerleon (a town in Britannia)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Isca Augusta | — |
| genitive | Iscae Augustae Iscae_Augustae | — |
| dative | Iscae Augustae Iscae_Augustae | — |
| accusative | Iscam Augustam Iscam_Augustam | — |
| ablative | Iscā Augustā | — |
| vocative | Isca Augusta | — |
| locative | Iscae Augustae Iscae_Augustae | — |
Origins
From Isca (“city on the Usk”), with the imperial honorific Augusta used to distinguish it from the similarly named Isca Dumnōniōrum (“Exeter”).