Ordovices
English edit
Noun edit
Ordovices pl (plural only)
- (historical) An ancient tribe of Britannia, situated opposite the island of Anglesey.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From 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) IPA(key): /or.doˈu̯iː.keːs/, [ɔrd̪oˈu̯iːkeːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /or.doˈvi.t͡ʃes/, [ord̪oˈviːt͡ʃes]
Proper noun edit
Ordovīcēs m pl (genitive Ordovīcum); third declension
Declension edit
Third-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.