Lovanium

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Lovania, Lovinium, Lovonnium, Luvanium
  • Lov. (abbreviation)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch Loven.

Proper noun

Lovanium n sg (genitive Lovaniī or Lovanī); second declension

  1. Leuven, Louvain (capital city of the province Flemish Brabant, Belgium)

Declension

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

singular
nominative Lovanium
genitive Lovaniī
Lovanī1
dative Lovaniō
accusative Lovanium
ablative Lovaniō
vocative Lovanium
locative Lovaniī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

  • Lovaniēnsis

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