Salodurum
Latin
Etymology
Said to be of Celtic origin, possibly meaning "Salo's fort," from the personal name Salo + Proto-Celtic *dūnom (“fort, stronghold”) (likely influenced by durus (“hard, strong”), like other placenames).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sa.loˈduː.rum/, [s̠äɫ̪ɔˈd̪uːrʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sa.loˈdu.rum/, [säloˈd̪uːrum]
Proper noun
Salodūrum n sg (genitive Salodūrī); second declension
- A town in Gallia Belgica, now Solothurn
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Salodūrum |
| Genitive | Salodūrī |
| Dative | Salodūrō |
| Accusative | Salodūrum |
| Ablative | Salodūrō |
| Vocative | Salodūrum |
| Locative | Salodūrī |
References
- Salodurum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Salodurum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Everett-Heath, J. (2019). The Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. United Kingdom: OUP Oxford.
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