Atuatuca
Latin
Alternative forms
- Aduaga, Aduātuca, Atuaca, Atuaticum
Etymology
Borrowed from Transalpine Gaulish *ad-uātu-cā (“place of the soothsayer, where one goes to prophesy”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [a.tuˈaː.tʊ.ka]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [a.tuˈaː.tu.ka]
Proper noun
Atuātuca f sg (genitive Atuātucae); first declension
- an ancient settlement in Gaul.
- synonym of Antverpia.
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Atuātuca |
| genitive | Atuātucae |
| dative | Atuātucae |
| accusative | Atuātucam |
| ablative | Atuātucā |
| vocative | Atuātuca |
| locative | Atuātucae |
Derived terms
- Atuātūcēnsis
- Atuātūciānus
- Atuātūcius
References
- “Letter A”, in ORBIS LATINUS[1], 12 October 2025 (last accessed)