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

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Virodūnum
Genitive	Virodūnī
Dative	Virodūnō
Accusative	Virodūnum
Ablative	Virodūnō
Vocative	Virodūnum
Locative	Virodūnī

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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