Arverni
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Arverni (plural Arverni)
- (historical) A member of an ancient, powerful Gallic tribe living in what is now the Auvergne region of France, who opposed the Romans on several occasions.
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Etymology edit
Gaulish tribe whose name, *Are-lica, is said to mean "the foremost rock," from *are (“in front of”) << Proto-Celtic *ɸare (“in front of”) + *lica (“rock”) << Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā (“stone”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /arˈu̯er.niː/, [ärˈu̯ɛrniː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /arˈver.ni/, [ärˈvɛrni]
Proper noun edit
Arvernī m pl (genitive Arvernōrum); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
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Nominative | Arvernī |
Genitive | Arvernōrum |
Dative | Arvernīs |
Accusative | Arvernōs |
Ablative | Arvernīs |
Vocative | Arvernī |
References edit
- “Arverni”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Arverni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Arverni”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Delamarre, Xavier (2003) Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise: une approche linguistique du vieux-celtique continental [Dictionary of the Gaulish language: A linguistic approach to Old Continental Celtic] (Collection des Hespérides; 9), 2nd edition, Éditions Errance, →ISBN