Londinium

Latin

Etymology

The name Londīnium is thought to be pre-Roman (and possibly pre-Celtic) in origin, but there is no consensus on what it means. It was common practice for Romans to adopt native names for new settlements. A common theory is that it derives from a hypothetical Celtic placename *Londinion which was probably derived from the personal name *Londinos, from the word *lond (“wild”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /lonˈdiː.ni.um/, [ɫɔnˈdiː.ni.ũ]

Proper noun

Londīnium n (genitive Londīniī); second declension

  1. London

Inflection

Second declension, with locative.

Case Singular
Nominative Londīnium
Genitive Londīniī
Dative Londīniō
Accusative Londīnium
Ablative Londīniō
Vocative Londīnium
Locative Londīniī

Derived terms
  • Londīniensis

Descendants
  • → Ancient Greek: Λονδίνιον (Londínion)
  • English: London
  • German: London

References
  • Londinium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Londinium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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