Lovanium
Latin
Alternative forms
- Lovania, Lovinium, Lovonnium, Luvanium
- Lov. (abbreviation)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɫɔˈwa.ni.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [loˈvaː.ni.um]
Proper noun
Lovanium n sg (genitive Lovaniī or Lovanī); second declension
- Leuven (the largest city and provincial capital of Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Lovanium |
| genitive | Lovaniī Lovanī1 |
| dative | Lovaniō |
| accusative | Lovanium |
| ablative | Lovaniō |
| vocative | Lovanium |
| locative | Lovaniī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Novum Lovanium
- Lovaniēnsis
Further reading
- Lovanium on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la