Liburni

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λιβυρνοὶ (Liburnoì). If related to the placename Liburnum in Liguria, the name may an exonym of Etruscan/Tyrsenian origin, though the Liburni themselves were of an unclear Indo-European affiliation.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /liˈbur.niː/, [lʲɪˈbʊrniː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /liˈbur.ni/, [liˈburni]

Proper noun

Liburnī m pl (genitive Liburnōrum); second declension

1. A pre-Roman tribe settled in Istria

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Liburnī
Genitive	Liburnōrum
Dative	Liburnīs
Accusative	Liburnōs
Ablative	Liburnīs
Vocative	Liburnī

References

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