Nemausus

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Nemausus. === Proper noun === Nemausus (Celtic mythology) The patron god of Nîmes during Roman times. == Latin == === Alternative forms === Nemausum === Etymology === From Gaulish *nemo, named after a local deity and its sanctuary. The name could ultimately be from Proto-Celtic *nemos (“heaven, sky”) or from a hydronym related to the river Neman. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nɛˈmau̯.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [neˈmaːu̯.sus] === Proper noun === Nemausus f sg (genitive Nemausī); second declension a city in Gallia Narbonensis, now Nîmes ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Nemausēnsis, Nemausēnsēs, Nemausiēnsis ==== Descendants ==== Middle French: Nismes French: Nîmes English: Nîmes, denim === References === “Nĕmausum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Nemausus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Green, Miranda (1997) Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd. Matasović, Ranko (2009), Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN Pėteraitis, Villius (1992): Mažoji Lietuva ir Tvanksta: prabaltų, pralietuvių ir lietuvininkų laikais : daugiau kaip 4000 metų nenutrūkstamos baltiškosios vandenvardinės kultūros raida