Carnutes
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Celtic/Gaulish name, possibly from *carn (“stone”) (Proto-Celtic *karnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”), modern Welsh carn (“heap of stones”)) + *auten (“sword”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /karˈnuː.teːs/, [kärˈnuːt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /karˈnu.tes/, [kärˈnuːt̪es]
Proper noun edit
Carnūtēs m pl (genitive Carnūtum); third declension
- A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis whose chief town was Genabum
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Carnūtēs |
| Genitive | Carnūtum |
| Dative | Carnūtibus |
| Accusative | Carnūtēs |
| Ablative | Carnūtibus |
| Vocative | Carnūtēs |
Descendants edit
- French: Chartres
References edit
- “Carnutes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Carnutes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Carnutes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Jones, Rowland (2000: Celtic Linguistics, 1700-1850: pt. 3. A postscript to the origin of language and nations
- Anthon, Charles (1850): A system of ancient and mediæval geography: for the use of schools and colleges