Merobriga

Latin

Etymology

From Celtic; the second element is from Proto-Celtic *brigā (“hill, fortress”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /meˈro.bri.ɡa/, [mɛˈrɔbrɪɡä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /meˈro.bri.ɡa/, [meˈrɔːbriɡä]

Proper noun

Merobriga f sg (genitive Merobrigae); first declension

1. An ancient town in Hispania Baetica

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Merobriga
Genitive	Merobrigae
Dative	Merobrigae
Accusative	Merobrigam
Ablative	Merobrigā
Vocative	Merobriga
Locative	Merobrigae

References

• Merobriga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Merobriga”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly