Augustonemetum

== Latin == === Etymology === The Roman conquest of the city combined the name of emperor Augustus with the city's original Celtic/Gaulish name, Proto-Celtic *nemetom (“sanctuary, holy place”), from *nemos (“heaven, sky”). Together, they mean "sanctuary of Augustus". === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [au̯.ɡʊs.tɔˈnɛ.mɛ.tũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [au̯.ɡus.toˈnɛː.me.tum] === Proper noun === Augustonemetum n sg (genitive Augustonemetī); second declension A town of the Arverni in Aquitania, now Clermont-Ferrand ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only. === References === “Augustonemetum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Augustonemetum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly The Celtic Origin of a Great Part of the Greek and Latin Languages,: And of Many Classical Proper Names, Proved by a Comparison of Greek and Latin with the Gaelic Language Or the Celtic of Scotland, p. 58