Lepontii
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Lepontii pl (plural only)
- The Lepontii, an Alpine Celtic tribe, who dwelt in the valleys of the south side of the Alps, in roughly Switzerland.
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Of Celtic/Gaulish origin, but the name's meaning is unclear; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s (“path”), evolving into the sense of "lagoon" or "morass." If so, cognate with Old Armenian հուն (hun, “ford”), Ancient Greek πόντος (póntos, “the sea”).[1]
Proper noun[edit]
Lepontiī m pl (genitive Lepontiōrum); second declension
- The Lepontii (Celtic tribe)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Lepontiī |
Genitive | Lepontiōrum |
Dative | Lepontiīs |
Accusative | Lepontiōs |
Ablative | Lepontiīs |
Vocative | Lepontiī |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Lepontii”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Lepontii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Lepontii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- John T. Koch (ed.) Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia ABC-CLIO (2005)
- ^ Mosetto, Mario (2018): Origins of European Peoples: Part One: Ancient History
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- Latin pluralia tantum
- la:Tribes