Lentia

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Lentium
  • Lincia, Lincium

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Celtic *lentos (“bend”), describing the bend in the Danube where the original Celtic settlement was placed.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlen.ti.a/, [ˈɫɛn.ti.a]

Proper noun

Lentia f (genitive Lentiae); first declension

  1. Linz (city in modern Austria)

Declension

First declension, with locative.

Case Singular
Nominative Lentia
Genitive Lentiae
Dative Lentiae
Accusative Lentiam
Ablative Lentiā
Vocative Lentia
Locative Lentiae

Derived terms
  • Lentiēnsēs

References
  • Lentia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Lentia in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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