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Burdigala
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Latin
Alternative forms
la Burdegala
la Burdegalis
Etymology
la city :der cel-gau:Bituriges Vivisci Biturīges<ety:af<cel-pro:*bitus<unc>><cel-pro:*rīxs<unc>>>
Named after Bituriges Vivisci, a la cel-gau - tribe in the area. The first word is said to mean kings of the world, from la cel-pro *bitus + cel-pro *rīxs.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Burdigala<1.loc>
la capital city of the modern dept/Gironde c/France ; capital city of the modern r:pref/Nouvelle-Aquitaine Bordeaux
Declension
Burdigala<1.loc>
Derived terms
la Burdigalēnsis
References