Turicum
Latin
Etymology
Of pre-Latin, likely Celtic origin, from *Turīcon, from the personal name Tūros + the relational suffix *-īko-.[1] Compare Proto-Celtic *dubros (“deep, dark water”), common in names.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tuˈriː.kum/, [t̪ʊˈriːkʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tuˈri.kum/, [t̪uˈriːkum]
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Turīcum |
Genitive | Turīcī |
Dative | Turīcō |
Accusative | Turīcum |
Ablative | Turīcō |
Vocative | Turīcum |
Locative | Turīcī |
Descendants
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
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