Virodunum

== Latin == === Etymology === From Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *wiros (“man”) + *dūnom (“fortress”), thus literally, “manly/powerful fortress”. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [wɪ.rɔˈduː.nũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [vi.roˈduː.num] === Proper noun === Virodūnum n sg (genitive Virodūnī); second declension a town in Gallia Belgica, now Verdun ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only. === References === “Virodunum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Virodunum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly