Turones
See also: turones
Latin
editEtymology
editGaulish name, from Proto-Indo-European *teur (“strong”), related to Gaulish *au-tura (“forceless”); the Gallic settlement Autricum, and the Illyrian names *Turus and *Turelius.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtu.ro.neːs/, [ˈt̪ʊrɔneːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtu.ro.nes/, [ˈt̪uːrones]
Proper noun
editTuronēs m pl (genitive Turonum); third declension
- A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief town was Caesarodunum
Declension
editThird-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Turonēs |
Genitive | Turonum |
Dative | Turonibus |
Accusative | Turonēs |
Ablative | Turonibus |
Vocative | Turonēs |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “Turones”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Turones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Turones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- English Place-Name Society, Volume 85 (1924), p. 125