Sauconna

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the Celtic/Gaulish river goddess Souconna, from a Proto-Celtic word meaning "the flowing, the suckler," from Proto-Indo-European *sewg-, *sewk-.

View of the river

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Sauconna f sg (genitive Sauconnae); first declension

  1. The river Saône

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Sauconna
Genitive Sauconnae
Dative Sauconnae
Accusative Sauconnam
Ablative Sauconnā
Vocative Sauconna

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Sauconna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • The gods of the Celts and the Indo-Europeans (1994)