Eburones
See also: eburones
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]Eburones pl (plural only)
- A Belgic people of Germanic or Celtic descent who lived in the upper north of Gaul in ancient times.
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]If of Celtic/Gaulish origin, probably from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew-tree”). However, if of Germanic origin, likely from Proto-Germanic *eburaz (“boar”); a semantic "contamination" between the two senses is not impossible.[1] More at Eburones.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /e.buˈroː.neːs/, [ɛbʊˈroːneːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /e.buˈro.nes/, [ebuˈrɔːnes]
Proper noun
[edit]Eburōnēs m pl (genitive Eburōnum); third declension
- A Gallic-Germanic tribe of Gallia Belgica
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Eburōnēs |
| genitive | Eburōnum |
| dative | Eburōnibus |
| accusative | Eburōnēs |
| ablative | Eburōnibus |
| vocative | Eburōnēs |
References
[edit]- ^ Neumann, Günter (1999). "Germani cisrhenani — die Aussage der Namen". In Beck, H.; Geuenich, D.; Steuer, H. (eds.). Germanenprobleme in heutiger Sicht. Walter de Gruyter.
Further reading
[edit]- “Eburones”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Eburones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Eburones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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