Morini
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See also: morini
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Celtic/Gaulish name, from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + common suffix -ni- found in other tribe names such as Ruteni or Tigurini. Related to the Gaulish district name Armorica.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈmo.ri.niː/, [ˈmɔrɪniː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmo.ri.ni/, [ˈmɔːrini]
Proper noun
[edit]Morinī m pl (genitive Morinōrum); second declension
- A tribe of Gallia Belgica
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Morinī |
Genitive | Morinōrum |
Dative | Morinīs |
Accusative | Morinōs |
Ablative | Morinīs |
Vocative | Morinī |
References
[edit]- “Morini”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Morini in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Morini”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Pierre-Yves Lambert, La langue gauloise, éditions errance 1994. p. 34.
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