Turicum

== Latin == === Etymology === Of pre-Latin, likely Celtic origin, from *Tūrīkon, from the personal name Tūros + the relational suffix *-īko-. More at Turicum. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tʊˈriː.kũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [tuˈriː.kum] === Proper noun === Turīcum n sg (genitive Turīcī); second declension a town in Gallia Belgica, now Zürich ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== Romansh: Turitg → Proto-West Germanic: *Turīk Old High German: Zurīh Alemannic German: Züri German: Zürich → Italian: Zurigo === References === “Turicum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Turicum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly