Praetutii
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Believed to be of Italic (Osco-Umbrian) origin; they may have originally been Illyrian-speaking peoples who fused with the Italics.[1] The name is of uncertain meaning, but compare Oscan [script needed] (praetot, “chieftain, leader”) (see Latin praetor).
Proper noun edit
Praetūtiī m pl (genitive Praetūtiōrum); second declension
- A tribe of Central Italy, inhabiting a part of Picenum bounded by the river Vomanus on the south and Albula on the north
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Praetūtiī |
| Genitive | Praetūtiōrum |
| Dative | Praetūtiīs |
| Accusative | Praetūtiōs |
| Ablative | Praetūtiīs |
| Vocative | Praetūtiī |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Praetutii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- ^ Waldman, C., Mason, C. (2006). Encyclopedia of European Peoples. United States: Facts On File, Incorporated., p. 453