Vormatia

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

A latinized form of Borbetomagus under influence from -ātus (forming adjectives) + -ia (forming place names), from a Gaulish name of uncertain origin but generally taken to refer to the Celtic god Borvo or to a river, spring, or other waters named for him + Proto-Celtic *magos (field, plain).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Vormatia f sg (genitive Vormatiae); first declension

  1. Worms (a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Vormatia
Genitive Vormatiae
Dative Vormatiae
Accusative Vormatiam
Ablative Vormatiā
Vocative Vormatia
Locative Vormatiae

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Vormatiēnsis

Descendants

  • Italian: Vormazia
  • Old High German: Wormazia
  • Portuguese: Vormácia
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