Merobriga

Latin

Etymology

From Celtic; the second element is from Proto-Celtic *brigā (“hill, fortress”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /meˈro.bri.ɡa/, [mɛˈrɔbrɪɡä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /meˈro.bri.ɡa/, [meˈrɔːbriɡä]

Proper noun

Merobriga f sg (genitive Merobrigae); first declension

An ancient town in Hispania Baetica

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Merobriga
Genitive	Merobrigae
Dative	Merobrigae
Accusative	Merobrigam
Ablative	Merobrigā
Vocative	Merobriga
Locative	Merobrigae

References

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

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