Teurisci

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τευρίσκοι (Teurískoi). Said to be descended from the Taurisci, a Celtic tribe whose name is probably related to Taurini.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /teu̯ˈris.ki/, [t̪ɛu̯ˈrɪs̠kɪ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /teu̯ˈriʃ.ʃi/, [t̪eu̯ˈriʃːi]

Proper noun

Teuriscī m pl (genitive Teuriscōrum); second declension

1. A Dacian tribe situated near the sources of the Tyras

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Teuriscī
genitive	Teuriscōrum
dative	Teuriscīs
accusative	Teuriscōs
ablative	Teuriscīs
vocative	Teuriscī

References

• “Teurisci”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Posidonius: Fragments: Volume 2, Commentary