Ubii

See also: ubii and ûbii

English

Noun

Ubii pl (plural only)

1. (historical) A Germanic tribe dwelling on the east bank of the Rhine in the time of Julius Caesar, who formed an alliance with them in 55 BC in order to launch attacks across the river.

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu.bi.iː/, [ˈʊbiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.bi.i/, [ˈuːbiː]

Proper noun

Ubiī m pl (genitive Ubiōrum); second declension

1. the Ubii (a tribe of Gallia Belgica, which dwelt on the Rhine)

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Ubiī
genitive	Ubiōrum
dative	Ubiīs
accusative	Ubiōs
ablative	Ubiīs
vocative	Ubiī

Derived terms

• Ubius

References

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