Genabum

Latin

Etymology

Celtic/Gaulish name, from Proto-Celtic *genwā (“(river) bend”) (Proto-Indo-European *ǵónu) + *abū (“river”), similar to Geneva, Genoa, etc.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡe.na.bum/, [ˈɡɛnäbʊ̃ˑ]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒe.na.bum/, [ˈd͡ʒɛːnäbum]

Proper noun

Genabum n sg (genitive Genabī); second declension

The chief city of the Carnutes in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Orleans

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Genabum
Genitive	Genabī
Dative	Genabō
Accusative	Genabum
Ablative	Genabō
Vocative	Genabum
Locative	Genabī

References

Genabum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Genabum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Room, Adrian, Place Names of the World, 2nd ed., McFarland & Co., 2006.

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