Santones

See also: santones

Latin

Alternative forms

• Santonī

Etymology

Celtic/Gaulish name, from Proto-Celtic *swantos (“desire”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsan.to.neːs/, [ˈs̠än̪t̪ɔneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsan.to.nes/, [ˈsän̪t̪ones]

Proper noun

Santonēs m pl (genitive Santonum); third declension

1. A Celtic tribe of Aquitania

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Santonēs
Genitive	Santonum
Dative	Santonibus
Accusative	Santonēs
Ablative	Santonibus
Vocative	Santonēs

References

• “Santones”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Santones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Santones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Ériu; the Journal of the School of Irish Learning, Dublin, Volumes 11-12, p. 131