Rigomagus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Gaulish *Rigomagos, from *rīx (“king”) +‎ *magos (“field”).

Proper noun

Rigomagus m sg (genitive Rigomagī); second declension

  1. A town of Germania on the Rhine, now Remagen
  2. a town in Cisalpine Gaul

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Rigomagus
genitive Rigomagī
dative Rigomagō
accusative Rigomagum
ablative Rigomagō
vocative Rigomage
locative Rigomagī

Descendants

  • → Old High German: Rigimago
    • Middle High German: Regemage, Riemage, Rigemage

References

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