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Nemausus
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English
Etymology
From en la Nemausus.
Proper noun
en Celtic mythology The patron god of Nîmes during Roman times.
Latin
Alternative forms
la Nemausum
Etymology
From la cel-gau *nemo, named after a local deity and its sanctuary. The name could ultimately be from la cel-pro *nemos heaven, sky or from a hydronym related to the river en Neman.
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Pronunciation
Nemausus
Proper noun
Nemausus<2.loc> f
la city p/Gallia Narbonensis, now Nîmes
Declension
Nemausus<2.loc>
Derived terms
la Nemausēnsis, la Nemausēnsēs, la Nemausiēnsis
Descendants
frm Nismes
fr Nîmes
en Nîmes denim
References
Nĕmausum Nemausum
Green, Miranda (1997) Dictionary of Celtic Myth and Legend. London: Thames and Hudson Ltd.
Pėteraitis, Villius (1992): Mažoji Lietuva ir Tvanksta: prabaltų, pralietuvių ir lietuvininkų laikais : daugiau kaip 4000 metų nenutrūkstamos baltiškosios vandenvardinės kultūros raida
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