Turicum
Latin
Etymology
Of pre-Latin, likely Celtic origin, from *Tūrīkon, from the personal name Tūros + the relational suffix *-īko-.[1] More at Turicum.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tʊˈriː.kũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t̪uˈriː.kum]
Proper noun
Turīcum n sg (genitive Turīcī); second declension
- a town in Gallia Belgica, now Zürich
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Turīcum |
| genitive | Turīcī |
| dative | Turīcō |
| accusative | Turīcum |
| ablative | Turīcō |
| vocative | Turīcum |
| locative | Turīcī |
Descendants
- Romansch: Turitg
- → Proto-West Germanic: *Turīk
References
- Turicum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Turicum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- ^ Andres Kristol, Zürich = Tūrḗgum ou Tū́rĕgum ?, in: Nouvelle revue d’onomastique 47–48 (2007), p. 223