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proper noun · femininethird declension

Vesontiō

Vesontiō f sg (genitive Vesontiōnis)
Classical[wɛˈsɔn.ti.oː]Ecclesiastical[veˈs̬ɔn.t͡si.o]

Meaning

  1. Besançon (a city in modern France)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeVesontiō—
genitiveVesontiōnis—
dativeVesontiōnī—
accusativeVesontiōnem—
ablativeVesontiōne—
vocativeVesontiō—
locativeVesontiōnī
Vesontiōne		—

Vĕsontĭo, ōnis, m.,
I. a city in Gallia Belgica, the chief town of the Sequani, now Besancon, Caes. B. G. 1, 38; 1, 39; Auson. Grat. 31.

Origins

Probably of Gaulish/Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *wes, *ves (“mountain”) (compare the first element of Vesuvius), from Proto-Indo-European *wers-, *wer- (“highland, high”).

Descendants
  • FrenchBesançon

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyVesontioVesontio (Οὐισόντιον, Ptol. 2.9.21: Besançon), in Gallia, the chief city of the Sequani. The name occurs in Dio Cassius (38.34, 63.24),> where Reimaru…

Quick answers

What does Vesontiō mean in Latin?
Vesontiō, a proper noun, means “Besançon (a city in modern France)”.
What is the genitive of Vesontiō?
The genitive singular is Vesontiōnis. Vesontiō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Vesontiō?
In classical Latin, [wɛˈsɔn.ti.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [veˈs̬ɔn.t͡si.o].