LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Lacobriga

Lacobriga f sg (genitive Lacobrigae)
Classical[ɫaˈkɔ.brɪ.ɡa]Ecclesiastical[laˈkɔː.bri.ɡa]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularan ancient town in Hispania Tarraconensis
  2. femininesingulara town in Lusitania

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLacobriga—
genitiveLacobrigae—
dativeLacobrigae—
accusativeLacobrigam—
ablativeLacobrigā—
vocativeLacobriga—
locativeLacobrigae—

Lacobrĭga, ae, f.,
I. a town of Lusitania, Mel. 1, 3, 6.—Hence, Lacobrĭgenses, ium, m., the inhabitants of Lacobriga, Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 26.

Origins

From Celtic; the second element is from Proto-Celtic *brigā (“hill, fortress”). The first element could be from *loku (“pool, lake”), with the vowel change the result of an ancient inflectional or compounding shape.

Descendants
  • PortugueseLagosfrom Old Galician-Portuguese Lagos
  • EnglishLagosfrom Old Galician-Portuguese Lagos
  • PortugueseLacóbriga

Quick answers

What does Lacobriga mean in Latin?
Lacobriga, a proper noun, means “an ancient town in Hispania Tarraconensis; a town in Lusitania”.
What is the genitive of Lacobriga?
The genitive singular is Lacobrigae. Lacobriga is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Lacobriga?
In classical Latin, [ɫaˈkɔ.brɪ.ɡa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [laˈkɔː.bri.ɡa].