Virodunum

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *wiros (“man”) + *dūnom (“fortress”), thus literally, “manly/powerful fortress”.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /u̯i.roˈduː.num/, [u̯ɪrɔˈd̪uːnʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /vi.roˈdu.num/, [viroˈd̪uːnum]

Proper noun

Virodūnum n sg (genitive Virodūnī); second declension

A town in Gallia Belgica, now Verdun

Declension

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References

Virodunum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
“Virodunum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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