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Samarobriva

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Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish. Compare Samara, the name of the river on which the town is situated. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Samarobrīva f sg (genitive Samarobrīvae); first declension

  1. the chief town of the Ambiani, now Amiens

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

More information singular, nominative ...

References

  • Samarobriva”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Samarobriva”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Samarobriva”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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