Genabum

Latin

Etymology

Celtic/Gaulish name, from Proto-Celtic *genwā (“(river) bend”) (Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu) + *abū (“river”), similar to Geneva, Genoa, etc.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɡe.na.bum/, [ˈɡɛ.na.bũ]

Proper noun

Genabum n (genitive Genabī); second declension

  1. The chief city of the Carnutes in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Orleans

Declension

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Genabum
Genitive Genabī
Dative Genabō
Accusative Genabum
Ablative Genabō
Vocative Genabum

References
  • Genabum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Genabum in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006.
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