LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · neutersecond declension

Melodūnum

Melodūnum n sg (genitive Melodūnī)
Classical[mɛ.ɫɔˈduː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[me.loˈduː.num]

Meaning

  1. A town of the Senones in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Melun

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMelodūnum—
genitiveMelodūnī—
dativeMelodūnō—
accusativeMelodūnum—
ablativeMelodūnō—
vocativeMelodūnum—
locativeMelodūnī—

Melodūnum, i, n.,
I. a city of the Senones, the modern Melun, Caes. B. G. 7, 58, 2; 7, 60, 1.

Origins

A Celtic/Gaulish name Melodonum, the second element from Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“stronghold, fort”) and the first from *mello-, *melno-, which could be from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“limb”), see also Breton mell, Irish meall (“mass, lump”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyMelodunumMelodunum (Melun), a town of the Senones in Gallia (B. G. 7.58), on an island in the Sequana (Seine). Though the termination dun seems originally to h…

Quick answers

What does Melodūnum mean in Latin?
Melodūnum, a proper noun, means “A town of the Senones in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Melun”.
What is the genitive of Melodūnum?
The genitive singular is Melodūnī. Melodūnum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Melodūnum?
In classical Latin, [mɛ.ɫɔˈduː.nũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [me.loˈduː.num].