Bibroci

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.bro.kiː/, [ˈbɪbrɔkiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbi.bro.t͡ʃi/, [ˈbiːbrot͡ʃi]

Proper noun

Bibrocī m pl (genitive Bibrocōrum); second declension

1. A Celtic tribe of Britannia, mentioned by Caesar.
   • c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 5.21:

     Trinovantibus defensis atque ab omni militum iniuria prohibitis, Cenimagni, Segontiaci, Ancalites, Bibroci, Cassi legationibus missis sese Caesari dedunt.

     The Trinobantes being protected and secured from any violence of the soldiers, the Cenimagni, the Segontiaci, the Ancalites, the Bibroci, and the Cassi, sending embassies, surrendered themselves to Caesar.

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Bibrocī
genitive	Bibrocōrum
dative	Bibrocīs
accusative	Bibrocōs
ablative	Bibrocīs
vocative	Bibrocī

References

• Bibroci in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.