Querquerni
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Of Celtic/Celtiberian origin, from Proto-Celtic *kʷerkʷernos, from *kʷerkʷus, from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus ~ *pr̥kʷéu- (“oak”) + *-erno-, probably meaning the "Oaken People".
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʷerˈkʷer.niː/, [kʷɛrˈkʷɛrniː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kwerˈkwer.ni/, [kwerˈkwɛrni]
Proper noun edit
Querquernī m pl (genitive Querquernōrum); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Querquernī |
| Genitive | Querquernōrum |
| Dative | Querquernīs |
| Accusative | Querquernōs |
| Ablative | Querquernīs |
| Vocative | Querquernī |
References edit
- Querquerni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Gallaecia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Aquae Quarquernae, Quarquerni in Falileyev, Alexander (1997). Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names, Aberystwyth University.