Britannis

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Βρεττανίς (Brettanís). Also see Britannia.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /briˈtan.nis/, [brɪˈt̪änːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /briˈtan.nis/, [briˈt̪änːis]

Adjective

Britannis f sg (genitive Britannidos or Britannidis); third declension

1. British

Proper noun

Britannis f sg (genitive Britannidos or Britannidis); third declension

1. (in the plural) British Isles
   • c. 5th century CE, Priscianus Caesariensis, De Orbis Situ Prisciani ex Dionysio Periegetes, lines 577–580:

     Ast aliae [insulae] oceani iuxta boreotidas actas sunt geminae, Rhenique Britannides ostia cernunt; hic etenim lasso perrumpit Tethya cursu. Has tamen haud valeat spatio superare per orbem insula.

     However there are other twin islands near the northern shorelines of the ocean, separating the British Isles from the mouth of the Rhine; for here, the flow exhausted, it breaks through into the sea. There is yet hardly an island in the world that is able to surpass these in size.

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant or non-Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	Britannis	Britannides Britannidēs
genitive	Britannidos Britannidis	Britannidum
dative	Britannidī	Britannidibus
accusative	Britannida Britannidem	Britannidas Britannidēs
ablative	Britannide	Britannidibus
vocative	Britannis Britanni1	Britannides Britannidēs

¹In poetry.

Further reading

• Britannis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Britannis in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
• “Britann-” in the Thesaurus Linguae Latinae (TLL Open Access), Berlin (formerly Leipzig): De Gruyter (formerly Teubner), 1900–present

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /briˈtan.niːs/, [brɪˈt̪änːiːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /briˈtan.nis/, [briˈt̪änːis]

Noun

Britannīs m

1. dative/ablative plural of Britannus (“Briton”)

Adjective

Britannīs

1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of Britannus (“British”)