Duranius

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Dorononia (Gregory of Tours) Dornonia (Eguihard) Dordonia (Aimon) === Etymology === The base dur, like the river Durius in Hispania, is from a Latinized Celtic name, from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dʊˈraː.ni.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [duˈraː.ni.us] === Proper noun === Durānius m sg (genitive Durāniī or Durānī); second declension a river in Aquitania, now the Dordogne ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). === References === “Duranius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Duranius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly