Usipetes

English

Noun

Usipetes pl (plural only)

1. (historical) An ancient tribe who moved into the area on the right bank (the northern or eastern bank) of the lower Rhine in the 1st century BC, putting them in contact with Gaul and the Roman Empire.

   Synonym: Usipii

Latin

Alternative forms

• Usipii

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /uˈsi.pe.teːs/, [ʊˈs̠ɪpɛt̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /uˈsi.pe.tes/, [uˈs̬iːpet̪es]

Proper noun

Usipetēs m pl (genitive Usipetum); third declension

1. A Germanic tribe which dwelt on the lower course of the Rhine, mentioned by Caesar together with the Tencteri

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Usipetēs
genitive	Usipetum
dative	Usipetibus
accusative	Usipetēs
ablative	Usipetibus
vocative	Usipetēs

References

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