Brixia

Latin

Etymology

Of Celtic origin, from Gaulish *briga (“hill, summit”). Also known in Greek as Βρηξία (Brēxía).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈbrɪk.si.a]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈbrik.si.a]

Proper noun

Brixia f sg (genitive Brixiae); first declension

1. a city of the Cenomani situated in Gallia Cisalpina between Bergomum and Verona in modern Lombardy, Italy; modern Brescia

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Brixia
genitive	Brixiae
dative	Brixiae
accusative	Brixiam
ablative	Brixiā
vocative	Brixia
locative	Brixiae

Related terms

• Brixiānus

References

• “Brixia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “Brixia”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.