Lexovii

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Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Ληξόβιοι (Lēxóbioi), Ληξούβιοι (Lēxoúbioi), a Celtic/Gaulish name. According to Delamarre, it means "the lame," from *lexsovio (bent over, lame), from a Proto-Celtic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *lewg- (to bend). See also Welsh llechwedd (slope, tilt), Irish losc (lame), Ancient Greek λοξός (loxós, slanting, crooked), the placename Arllechwedd, and Proto-Celtic *lungeti.

Proper noun[edit]

Lexoviī m pl (genitive Lexoviōrum); second declension

  1. A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Lexoviī
Genitive Lexoviōrum
Dative Lexoviīs
Accusative Lexoviōs
Ablative Lexoviīs
Vocative Lexoviī

References[edit]

  • Lexobii”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Lexovii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Lexovii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, éditions Errance, 2003, p. 200.
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “llechwedd”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies