Morini

See also: morini

Latin

Etymology

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ri.niː/, [ˈmɔrɪniː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ri.ni/, [ˈmɔːrini]

Proper noun

Morinī m pl (genitive Morinōrum); second declension

1. A tribe of Gallia Belgica

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Morinī
Genitive	Morinōrum
Dative	Morinīs
Accusative	Morinōs
Ablative	Morinīs
Vocative	Morinī

References

• “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.