Suiones
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *swihaniz, plural of *swihô.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /su̯iˈoː.neːs/, [s̠u̯iˈoːneːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /swiˈo.nes/, [swiˈɔːnes]
Proper noun
[edit]Suiōnēs m pl (genitive Suiōnum); third declension
- A Germanic tribe of Scandinavia (probably the Swedes)
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Suiōnēs |
| genitive | Suiōnum |
| dative | Suiōnibus |
| accusative | Suiōnēs |
| ablative | Suiōnibus |
| vocative | Suiōnēs |
References
[edit]- “Suiones”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Suiones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Suiones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly