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proper noun · femininesecond declension

Noviomagus

Noviomagus f sg (genitive Noviomagī)
Classical[nɔ.wiˈɔ.ma.ɡʊs]Ecclesiastical[no.viˈɔː.ma.ɡus]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularOne of a number of place names throughout the Roman empire. Although most of these places had longer names, the name Noviomagus was often used as a shorthand.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeNoviomagus—
genitiveNoviomagī—
dativeNoviomagō—
accusativeNoviomagum—
ablativeNoviomagō—
vocativeNoviomage—
locativeNoviomagī—

Nŏviŏmagus, v. Nivomagus.

Origins

From Celtic, meaning “new field” or “new market”, from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos + *magos (“field”).

Descendants
  • FrenchNoyon
  • GermanNeumagen
  • DutchNijmegen

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyNoviomagusNoviomagus (Νοιόμαγος). 1. A town in Gallia, which afterwards had the name Lexovii [LEXOVII], which was that of a people of Celtica. In the Greek text…GeographyNoviomagusNoviomagus (Νοιόμαγος, Ptol. 2.3.28), capital of the Regni in Britannia Prima, marked in the Itin. Ant. (p. 472) as the first station on the road from…

Quick answers

What does Noviomagus mean in Latin?
Noviomagus, a proper noun, means “One of a number of place names throughout the Roman empire. Although most of these places had longer names, the name Noviomagus was often used as a shorthand.”.
What is the genitive of Noviomagus?
The genitive singular is Noviomagī. Noviomagus is feminine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Noviomagus?
In classical Latin, [nɔ.wiˈɔ.ma.ɡʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [no.viˈɔː.ma.ɡus].