LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · neutersecond declension

Mogontiācum

Mogontiācum n sg (genitive Mogontiācī)
Classical[mɔ.ɡɔn.tiˈaː.kũː]Ecclesiastical[mo.ɡon.t͡siˈaː.kum]

Meaning

  1. Mainz (a city in modern Germany)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMogontiācum—
genitiveMogontiācī
Magontiacī, Moguntiacī		—
dativeMogontiācō
Magontiacō, Moguntiacō		—
accusativeMogontiācum—
ablativeMogontiācō
Magontiacō, Moguntiacō		—
vocativeMogontiācum—
locativeMogontiācī
Magontiacī, Moguntiacī		—

Mogontĭăcum, i, n.,
I. a city of Germany, the mod. Mayence, or Mainz, Eutr. 7, 8.—Called also Magontĭăcum, Tac. H. 4, 15; 24; 25; 33 al.: Magontĭăcus, i, f., Amm. 15, 11, 8; and Moguntĭă, ae, f., Ven. Fort. 9, 9.

Origins

From a Celtic name of the god Mogons (compare Gaulish Moguntia), from Proto-Celtic *mogonts, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s.

Descendants
  • CatalanMagúncia
  • FrenchMayence
  • OccitanMaiançafrom French Mayence
  • ItalianMagonza
  • PortugueseMogúncia
  • SpanishMaguncia
  • GermanMainzfrom Old High German Maginza
  • EnglishMainzfrom Old High German Maginza
  • AragoneseMaganza
  • EsperantoMajencofrom French Mayence

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyMogontiacumMogontiacum or MAGONTIACUM (Mainz), a city of Gallia, on the Rhine. On this spot was built a monument in honour of Drusus the father of Germanicus. (E…

Quick answers

What does Mogontiācum mean in Latin?
Mogontiācum, a proper noun, means “Mainz (a city in modern Germany)”.
What is the genitive of Mogontiācum?
The genitive singular is Mogontiācī. Mogontiācum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Mogontiācum?
In classical Latin, [mɔ.ɡɔn.tiˈaː.kũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mo.ɡon.t͡siˈaː.kum].