Rotomagus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *rotos (“wheel”) +‎ *magos (“field”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rōtomagus f sg (genitive Rōtomagī); second declension

  1. The chief city of the Veliocasses in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Rouen
  2. Ruan (a village and commune of Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Rōtomagus
genitive Rōtomagī
dative Rōtomagō
accusative Rōtomagum
ablative Rōtomagō
vocative Rōtomage
locative Rōtomagī

Descendants

  • Old French: Roem
    • French: Rouen
    • → Old English: Roðem
    • → Middle English: Rone (late)
    • → Medieval Hebrew: רודם
    • → Old Norse: Rúða
  • French: Ruan

References

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