proper noun · femininethird declension
Narbō
Narbō f sg (genitive Narbōnis)
Classical[ˈnar.boː]Ecclesiastical[ˈnar.bo]
Meaning
- Narbonne (city and provincial capital in southern Gaul)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Narbō | — |
| genitive | Narbōnis Narbōnae | — |
| dative | Narbōnī Narbōnae | — |
| accusative | Narbōnem Narbōnam | — |
| ablative | Narbōne | — |
| vocative | Narbō | — |
| locative | Narbōnī Narbōne, Narbōnae | — |
Narbo, ōnis, m., and (late Lat.) Nar-bōna, ae, f., also with the appellation Marcius (after the consul Q. Marcius Rex, who led a colony thither A. U. C. 636),
I. a city in Gaul, from which Gallia Narbonensis takes its name, the mod. Narbonne.—Form Narbo, Mela, 2, 5, 2; 6; Plin. 3, 4, 5, § 32; Cic. Font. 1, 3; 16, 36; Vell. 1, 15, 5; 2, 8, 1.— Form Narbona, Capitol. Max. et Balb. 5, 8; Eutr. 4, 23; Inscr. Orell. 218.—Hence,
A. Narbōnensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Narbo, Narbonian:
colonia, Cic. Brut. 43, 160; id. Clu. 51, 140: coloni Narbonenses, Cic. Font. 2, 14: Gallia, the province of Gaul beyond the Alps, Mela, 2, 5, 1; Plin. 4, 17, 31, § 105.—B. Narbōnĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Narbo or to Narbonian Gaul, Narbonian:
vitis, Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 43.Origins
Ancient Greek Ναρβαῖοι (Narbaîoi), identified by Strabo as a Gaulish/Celtic name, though the ultimate origin is likely Iberian/Celtiberian.