Arverni
English
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editArverni (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.
Translations
edita member of an ancient Gallic tribe
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editLatin
editEtymology
editGaulish 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 Latin) IPA(key): /arˈu̯er.niː/, [ärˈu̯ɛrniː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /arˈver.ni/, [ärˈvɛrni]
Proper noun
editArvernī m pl (genitive Arvernōrum); second declension
Declension
editSecond-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
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