Lexovii
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ληξόβιοι (Lēxóbioi), Ληξούβιοι (Lēxoúbioi), a Celtic/Gaulish name. According to Delamarre, it means "the lame," from *lexsovio (“bent over, lame”), from a Proto-Celtic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (“to bend”). See also Welsh llechwedd (“slope, tilt”), Irish losc (“lame”), Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, “slanting, crooked”), the placename Arllechwedd, and Proto-Celtic *lungeti.
Proper noun edit
Lexoviī m pl (genitive Lexoviōrum); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Lexoviī |
Genitive | Lexoviōrum |
Dative | Lexoviīs |
Accusative | Lexoviōs |
Ablative | Lexoviīs |
Vocative | Lexoviī |
References edit
- “Lexobii”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Lexovii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Lexovii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, éditions Errance, 2003, p. 200.
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llechwedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies