proper noun · neutersecond declension
Lūxemburgum
Lūxemburgum n sg (genitive Lūxemburgī)
Classical[ɫuːk.sɛmˈbʊr.ɡũː]Ecclesiastical[luk.semˈbur.ɡum]
Meaning
- New LatinLuxembourg (a small country in Western Europe)
- New LatinLuxembourg (a province of Wallonia, Belgium)
- New LatinLuxembourg, Luxembourg City (the capital city of Luxembourg)
- New LatinLuxembourg (one of the twelve cantons of the country of Luxembourg, which includes its capital city)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Lūxemburgum | — |
| genitive | Lūxemburgī | — |
| dative | Lūxemburgō | — |
| accusative | Lūxemburgum | — |
| ablative | Lūxemburgō | — |
| vocative | Lūxemburgum | — |
Origins
German Luxemburg, itself from Proto-Germanic *lūtilaz (“little”) and Proto-Germanic *burgz (“borough”).