proper noun · neutersecond declension
Vellaunodūnum
Vellaunodūnum n sg (genitive Vellaunodūnī)
Classical[wɛl.lau̯.nɔˈduː.nũː]Ecclesiastical[vel.lau̯.noˈduː.num]
Meaning
- A town of Gallia Celtica, in the territory of the Senones, probably the modern Beaune, Caes. B. G. 7, 11.
Altero die cum ad oppidum Senonum Vellaunodunum venisset, ne quem post se hostem relinqueret, quo expeditiore re frumentaria uteretur, oppugnare instituit idque biduo circumvallavit;
On the second day, when he came to Vellaunodunum, a town of the Senones, he determined to attack it, in order that he might not leave an enemy in his rear, and might the more easily procure supplies of provisions, and draw a line of circumvallation around it in two days:c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 7.11
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Vellaunodūnum | — |
| genitive | Vellaunodūnī | — |
| dative | Vellaunodūnō | — |
| accusative | Vellaunodūnum | — |
| ablative | Vellaunodūnō | — |
| vocative | Vellaunodūnum | — |
| locative | Vellaunodūnī | — |
Vellaunodūnum, i, n.,
I. a town of Gallia Celtica, in the territory of the Senones, prob. the modern Beaune, Caes. B. G. 7, 11.
Origins
From Proto-Celtic "vellauno-" (refers to a "leader", "commander," or "chief", related to Vellaunus) + *dūnom (“fortification”).