Berlin
Capital city of Germany
Berolinum, Berolinī, n
Noun [Cite]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /beˈro.li.num/, [bɛˈrɔlʲɪnʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /beˈro.li.num/, [beˈrɔːlinum]
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Berolinum |
| Genitive | Berolinī |
| Dative | Berolinō |
| Accusative | Berolinum |
| Ablative | Berolinō |
| Vocative | Berolinum |
Etymology:
Probably derived from a Polabian stem *berl- ~ *birl- (“swamp”), for which lexical item there is no evidence in Polabian nor in any Slavic language. Closest to that would be an unknown simple of *bьrlogъ (“cave”). The suffixes *-inъ and *-ogъ have the same meaning, so Berlin can be translated as "den, cave, lair".
References:
"Berolinum". In: Vicipaedia, Wikimedia Foundation, visited on 03.07.2023