LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Munda

Munda f sg (genitive Mundae)
Classical[ˈmʊn.da]Ecclesiastical[ˈmun.da]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularan ancient town in Hispania Baetica, famous for its battle
  2. femininesingulara river in Lusitania, now Mondego

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMunda—
genitiveMundae—
dativeMundae—
accusativeMundam—
ablativeMundā—
vocativeMunda—
locativeMundae—

Munda, ae, f.
I. A city in Hispania Baetica, taken by Cœsar in the war against the son of Pompey, now Monda, Liv. 24, 42, 1; Auct. B. Hisp. 32; Val. Max. 7, 6, 5; Sil. 3, 100; Flor. 4, 2, 85.—
II. A river in Lusitania, between the Tagus and the Douro, now Mondego, Plin. 4, 21, 35, § 115; also called Monda, Mel. 3, 1, 7.

Origins

Believed to be from Paleo-Hispanic, possibly Hispano-Celtic.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyMundaMunda (Μούνδα). 1. An important town of Hispania Baetica, and a Roman, colony belonging to the conventus of Astigi. (Strab. iii. p.141; Plin. Nat. 3.1…

Quick answers

What does Munda mean in Latin?
Munda, a proper noun, means “an ancient town in Hispania Baetica, famous for its battle; a river in Lusitania, now Mondego”.
What is the genitive of Munda?
The genitive singular is Mundae. Munda is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Munda?
In classical Latin, [ˈmʊn.da]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmun.da].