proper noun · neutersecond declension
Lovanium
Lovanium n sg (genitive Lovaniī or Lovanī)
Classical[ɫɔˈwa.ni.ũː]Ecclesiastical[loˈvaː.ni.um]
Meaning
- neutersingularLeuven (the largest city and provincial capital of Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Lovanium | — |
| genitive | Lovaniī Lovanī | — |
| dative | Lovaniō | — |
| accusative | Lovanium | — |
| ablative | Lovaniō | — |
| vocative | Lovanium | — |
| locative | Lovaniī | — |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der. Proto-Indo-European *lówkos Proto-Germanic *lauhaz Proto-West Germanic *lauh Old Dutch *lo Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyn- Proto-Germanic *hwainō Old Dutch *hvein Old Dutch *Lovender. Latin Lovanium Derived from Old Dutch *Loven.