Salassi

See also: salassi

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /saˈlas.siː/, [s̠äˈɫ̪äs̠ːiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /saˈlas.si/, [säˈläsːi]

Proper noun

Salassī m pl (genitive Salassōrum); second declension

1. One of the most powerful Alpine tribes, who occupied the territory of Valle d'Aosta

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Salassī
genitive	Salassōrum
dative	Salassīs
accusative	Salassōs
ablative	Salassīs
vocative	Salassī

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Σαλασσοί (Salassoí)

References

• “Salassi”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Salassi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.