Garumna

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Garonna === Etymology === Probably from Gaulish *garunda (“shallows, riverbank”) or "rough, grassy," from Proto-Celtic *garwos << Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“to bristle”). Or, possibly from an Aquitanian hydronym meaning "stony river." === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡaˈrʊm.na] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ɡaˈrum.na] === Proper noun === Garumna m sg (genitive Garumnae); first declension One of the longest rivers in France, the Garonne ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== Catalan: Garona French: Garonne → Ancient Greek: Γαρούνας (Garoúnas), Γαρύνας (Garúnas) Occitan: Garona === References === Taylor, Isaac (1898): Names and Their Histories: A Handbook of Historical Geography and Topographical Nomenclature === Further reading === “Garumna”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly “Garumna”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.