Atuatuca Tungrorum

Latin

Alternative forms

Aduaga Tungrorum, Aduatuca Tungrorum, Atuaca Tungrorum, Atuaticum Tungrorum

Etymology

Compound of Atuātuca +‎ Tungrōrum.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [a.tuˈaː.tʊ.ka tʊŋˈɡroː.rũː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [a.tuˈaː.tu.ka tuŋˈɡrɔː.rum]

Proper noun

Atuātuca Tungrōrum f sg (genitive Atuātucae Tungrōrum); first declension

(historical) Tongeren (a former municipality of Limburg, Belgium)
Tongeren (a city in Tongeren-Borgloon, Limburg, Belgium)

Declension

First-declension noun with an indeclinable portion, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Atuātuca Tungrōrum
genitive	Atuātucae Tungrōrum
dative	Atuātucae Tungrōrum
accusative	Atuātucam Tungrōrum
ablative	Atuātucā Tungrōrum
vocative	Atuātuca Tungrōrum
locative	Atuātucae Tungrōrum

Derived terms

Atuātūcēnsis
Atuātūciānus
Atuātūcius

Descendants

Dutch: Tongeren
French: Tongres
Walloon: Tongue

References

“Aduatuca (Tongeren)”, in www.trismegistos.org‎^[1], 10 October 2025 (last accessed)
“Atuatuca Tungrorum”, in vici.org‎^[2], 10 October 2025 (last accessed)