Arcobriga

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Celtiberian, from a compound of Proto-Celtic *arkʷos (bow) + *brigā (hill), i.e. “bow-shaped hill”. Another suggested derivation from *artos (bear) is dubious owing to the unexplained sound change to c; the connection to “bow” is solidified by images of bows found on local stelae.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Arcobrīga f sg (genitive Arcobrīgae); first declension

  1. The name of three ancient towns in modern Spain, of which one has been securely located:
    1. A settlement of the Celtiberians in Hispania Tarraconensis.

Declension

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Arcobrīga
Genitive Arcobrīgae
Dative Arcobrīgae
Accusative Arcobrīgam
Ablative Arcobrīgā
Vocative Arcobrīga
Locative Arcobrīgae

References

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  • Arcobriga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Arcobriga”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Koch, John T. (2016) “Phoenicians in the West and the Break-up of the Atlantic Bronze Age and Proto-Celtic”, in John T. Koch, Barry Cunliffe, editors, Celtic from the West, volume 3, Atlantic Europe in the Metal Ages: Questions of Shared Language, Oxford: Oxbow Books, →ISBN, page 441