Burdigala

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Burdegala Burdegalis === Etymology === Named after Bituriges Vivisci, a Gaulish tribe in the area. The first word is said to mean kings of the world, from Proto-Celtic *bitus + *rīxs. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [bʊrˈdɪ.ɡa.ɫa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [burˈdiː.ɡa.la] === Proper noun === Burdigala f sg (genitive Burdigalae); first declension Bordeaux (the capital city of the modern Gironde department, France; the capital city of the modern region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Burdigalēnsis === References === “Burdigala”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Burdigala”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly