Turones

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Gaulish name, from Proto-Indo-European *teur (strong), related to Gaulish *au-tura (forceless); the Gallic settlement Autricum, and the Illyrian names *Turus and *Turelius.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Turonēs m pl (genitive Turonum); third declension

  1. A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief town was Caesarodunum

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Turonēs
Genitive Turonum
Dative Turonibus
Accusative Turonēs
Ablative Turonibus
Vocative Turonēs

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Turones”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Turones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Turones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • English Place-Name Society, Volume 85 (1924), p. 125