Rigomagus

Latin

Etymology

    Borrowed from Gaulish *Rigomagos, from *rīx (“king”) +‎ *magos (“field”).

    Proper noun

    Rigomagus m sg (genitive Rigomagī); second declension

    1. A town of Germania on the Rhine, now Remagen
    2. a town in Cisalpine Gaul

    Declension

    Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

    singular
    nominative Rigomagus
    genitive Rigomagī
    dative Rigomagō
    accusative Rigomagum
    ablative Rigomagō
    vocative Rigomage
    locative Rigomagī

    Descendants

    • → Old High German: Rigimago
      • Middle High German: Regemage, Riemage, Rigemage

    References

    • “Rigomagus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
    • “Rigomagus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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