Lutetia
See also: lutetia
English
Proper noun
Lutetia
- A Roman town on the site of modern-day Paris.
- (astronomy) 21 Lutetia, a main belt asteroid.
Latin
Etymology
From the Gaulish word for ”swamp”. See also Welsh lludedic (“slimy, muddy”) and Old Irish loth (“dirt”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /luˈte.ti.a/, [ɫʊˈtɛ.ti.a]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /luˈte.t͡si.a/, [luˈteː.t͡si.a]
Declension
First declension, with locative.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Lutetia |
Genitive | Lutetiae |
Dative | Lutetiae |
Accusative | Lutetiam |
Ablative | Lutetiā |
Vocative | Lutetia |
Locative | Lutetiae |
References
- Lutetia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lutetia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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