Ingaevones

English

Noun

Ingaevones pl (plural only)

1. (historical) A tribe of Germany mentioned by Pliny.

Related terms

• Ingvaeonic

Latin

Alternative forms

• Ingvaeōnēs

Etymology

Possibly from the nominative plural of Proto-Germanic *ingwô (“descendant of Ingwaz”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /in.ɡae̯ˈu̯oː.neːs/, [ɪŋɡäe̯ˈu̯oːneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.d͡ʒeˈvo.nes/, [in̠ʲd͡ʒeˈvɔːnes]

Proper noun

Ingaevōnēs m pl (genitive Ingaevōnum); third declension

1. A tribe of Germany mentioned by Pliny.

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Ingaevōnēs
genitive	Ingaevōnum
dative	Ingaevōnibus
accusative	Ingaevōnēs
ablative	Ingaevōnibus
vocative	Ingaevōnēs

References

• “Ingaevones”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Ingaevones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Ingaevones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly