Maroboduus
Latin
editEtymology
editLikely from Gaulish *Maroboduos, from *maros (“great”), from Proto-Celtic *māros, + *boduos (“crow; warrior deity”).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ma.roˈbo.du.us/, [märɔˈbɔd̪uʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ma.roˈbo.du.us/, [märoˈbɔːd̪uːs]
Proper noun
editMaroboduus m sg (genitive Maroboduī); second declension[2]
- A king of the Marcomanni raised in Rome during his childhood
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Maroboduus |
| Genitive | Maroboduī |
| Dative | Maroboduō |
| Accusative | Maroboduum |
| Ablative | Maroboduō |
| Vocative | Marobodue |
References
edit- ^ Delamarre, Xavier (2003) “boduos, bodua”, in 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, page 81
- ^ Maroboduus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.