LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Vesunna

Vesunna f sg (genitive Vesunnae)
Classical[wɛˈsʊn.na]Ecclesiastical[veˈs̬un.na]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularThe chief city of the Petrocorii in Aquitania, now Périgueux

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeVesunna—
genitiveVesunnae—
dativeVesunnae—
accusativeVesunnam—
ablativeVesunnā—
vocativeVesunna—
locativeVesunnae—

Origins

Gaulish city, named after the Celtic goddess Vesunna, from Proto-Celtic *wesus (“good”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyVesunnaVesunna (Οὐέσουνα), according to Ptolemy (2.7.12) the capital of the Petrocorii, a people of Aquitania. In inscriptions the name is written Vesunna. T…

Quick answers

What does Vesunna mean in Latin?
Vesunna, a proper noun, means “The chief city of the Petrocorii in Aquitania, now Périgueux”.
What is the genitive of Vesunna?
The genitive singular is Vesunnae. Vesunna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Vesunna?
In classical Latin, [wɛˈsʊn.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [veˈs̬un.na].