Arvernia

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin Arvernus
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin Arvernia

    From Arvernus (“Arvern”) + -ia (suffix forming country names).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    Arvernia f sg (genitive Arverniae); first declension

    1. Auvergne (a former administrative region and historical province of France, since 2016 part of the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes)

    Declension

    First-declension noun, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Arvernia
    genitive Arverniae
    dative Arverniae
    accusative Arverniam
    ablative Arverniā
    vocative Arvernia

    Descendants

    • → French: Arvernie (learned)
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