Ordovices
English
editNoun
editOrdovices pl (plural only)
- (historical) An ancient tribe of Britannia, situated opposite the island of Anglesey.
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Celtic *ordos (“hammer”) (Old Irish ord, Welsh gordd, Breton horzh) and *wiketi (“to fight”) (Old Irish fichid), from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“fight, conquer”) (whence vincō).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /or.doˈu̯iː.keːs/, [ɔrd̪oˈu̯iːkeːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /or.doˈvi.t͡ʃes/, [ord̪oˈviːt͡ʃes]
Proper noun
editOrdovīcēs m pl (genitive Ordovīcum); third declension
Declension
editThird-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Ordovīcēs |
Genitive | Ordovīcum |
Dative | Ordovīcibus |
Accusative | Ordovīcēs |
Ablative | Ordovīcibus |
Vocative | Ordovīcēs |
References
edit- “Ordovices”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Ordovices”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Ordovices in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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