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

1. 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.