proper noun · neutersecond declension
Noviodūnum
Noviodūnum n sg (genitive Noviodūnī)
Classical[nɔ.wi.ɔˈduː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[no.vi.oˈduː.num]
Meaning
- A town of the Bituriges in Gallia Aquitanica
- A town in Scythia Minor (today Isaccea, Romania)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Noviodūnum | — |
| genitive | Noviodūnī | — |
| dative | Noviodūnō | — |
| accusative | Noviodūnum | — |
| ablative | Noviodūnō | — |
| vocative | Noviodūnum | — |
| locative | Noviodūnī | — |
Nŏvĭŏdūnum, i, n.,
I. the name of several cities in Gaul.
I. A city of the Bituriges, near the mod. Nouan, Caes. B. G. 7, 12, 2; 7, 55.—
II. A city of the Æduans, on the Loire, the mod. Nevers, Caes. B. G. 7, 55, 1. —
III. A city of the Suessones, the mod. Soissons, Caes. B. G. 2, 12, 1
Origins
From Proto-Celtic *nowiyos (“new”) + *dūnom (“fortification”).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyNoviodunumNoviodunum (Νοουϊοδουνόν). 1. A town of the Bituriges, in Gallia. Caesar, after the capture of Genabum (Orléans), B.C. 52, crossed the Loire, to relie…GeographyNoviodunumNoviodunum (Νοουΐοδουνον). 1. A place in Pannonia Superior, on the great road leading from Aemona to Siscia, on the southern bank of the Savus. (Ptol.…