Rotomagus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Rothomagum === Etymology === From Gaulish *Rotomagos, from Proto-Celtic *rotos (“wheel”) +‎ *magos (“field”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [roːˈtɔ.ma.ɡʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [roˈtɔː.ma.ɡus] === Proper noun === Rōtomagus f sg (genitive Rōtomagī); second declension The chief city of the Veliocasses in Gallia Lugdunensis, now Rouen Ruan (a village and commune of Loir-et-Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire, France) ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== Old French: RoemFrench: Rouen→ Old English: Roðem→ Middle English: Rone (late)→ Medieval Hebrew: רודם→ Old Norse: Rúða French: Ruan === References === “Rotomagus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly “Rotomagus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.