Licates
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Celtic tribe name, related to the name of the river Licus, both from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā (“flat stone”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /liˈkaː.teːs/, [lʲɪˈkäːt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /liˈka.tes/, [liˈkäːt̪es]
Proper noun edit
Licātēs m pl (genitive Licātum); third declension
- A Celtic tribe of Vindelicia mentioned by Pliny
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Licātēs |
| Genitive | Licātum |
| Dative | Licātibus |
| Accusative | Licātēs |
| Ablative | Licātibus |
| Vocative | Licātēs |
References edit
- Licates in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Wolf-Armin Frhr. v. Reitzenstein: Lexikon bayerischer Ortsnamen. Herkunft und Bedeutung. C.H.Beck, Munich 2006