Lugdunum

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Etymology

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An adaptation of the Gaulish *Lugudūnon, from Proto-Celtic *Lugus (the god Lugus) + *dūnom.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Lugdūnum n sg (genitive Lugdūnī); second declension

  1. Lyons (a city in modern France)

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Lugdūnum
genitive Lugdūnī
dative Lugdūnō
accusative Lugdūnum
ablative Lugdūnō
vocative Lugdūnum
locative Lugdūnī

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • French: Laon
  • French: Lyon
  • Dutch: Leiden

References

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  • Lugdunum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Lugdunum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.