Bellovesus

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish *bel- (“bright; luminous”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“shiny; white”) (cognate with Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”)) and from Gaulish *Wesuawos, *Bellowesus, from Proto-Celtic *wesus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus (“excellent”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /belˈlo.u̯e.sus/, [bɛlˈlʲou̯ɛs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /belˈlo.ve.sus/, [belˈlɔːves̬us]

Proper noun

Bellovesus m sg (genitive Bellovesī); second declension

1. A Gallic prince and legendary founder of Milan

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Bellovesus
Genitive	Bellovesī
Dative	Bellovesō
Accusative	Bellovesum
Ablative	Bellovesō
Vocative	Bellovese

References

• Bellovesus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Bellovesus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray