Vercellae
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Said to be of Celtic (Gaulish or Ligurian) origin, meaning something like "upper settlement," from Proto-Celtic *uɸor- (“upper, over”) + *kella (“settlement”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”), like cella (“cell”)).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /u̯erˈkel.lae̯/, [u̯ɛrˈkɛlːʲäe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /verˈt͡ʃel.le/, [verˈt͡ʃɛlːe]
Proper noun edit
Vercellae f pl (genitive Vercellārum); first declension
- A town in Gallia Cisalpina situated on the right bank of the Sessites, now Vercelli
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Vercellae |
| Genitive | Vercellārum |
| Dative | Vercellīs |
| Accusative | Vercellās |
| Ablative | Vercellīs |
| Vocative | Vercellae |
| Locative | Vercellīs |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Vercellae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Vercellae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Vercellae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Gasca Queirazza, Giuliano, Marcato, Carla, Pellegrini, Giovan Battista, Petracco Siccardi, Giulia, Rossebastiano, Alda (1990, 1997) Dizionario di toponomastica, Turin: UTET, →ISBN, p. 78