Augusta Praetoria
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Augusta (“imperial majesty”, the name of several towns) and praetōrius (“praetorian”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /au̯ˈɡus.ta prae̯ˈtoː.ri.a/, [äu̯ˈɡʊs̠t̪ä präe̯ˈt̪oːriä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /au̯ˈɡus.ta preˈto.ri.a/, [äu̯ˈɡust̪ä preˈt̪ɔːriä]
Proper noun
[edit]Augusta Praetōria f sg (genitive Augustae Praetōriae); first declension
- A city in Cisalpine Gaul, situated in the territory of the Salassi, now Aosta.
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun with a first-declension adjective, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Augusta Praetōria |
| genitive | Augustae Praetōriae |
| dative | Augustae Praetōriae |
| accusative | Augustam Praetōriam |
| ablative | Augustā Praetōriā |
| vocative | Augusta Praetōria |
| locative | Augustae Praetōriae |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Praetoria Augusta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Augusta Praetoria”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Praetoria in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.