Namnetes
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ναμνιτῶν (Namnitôn), from a Gaulish name *nant (“stream, river”), from Proto-Celtic *nantos (“stream, river, valley”).
Related to the Celtic name of Nansa, which also appeared as Namnasa.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /namˈneː.teːs/, [nämˈneːt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /namˈne.tes/, [nämˈnɛːt̪es]
Proper noun
[edit]Namnētēs m pl (genitive Namnētum); third declension
- A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief town was Condivincum
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Namnētēs |
| genitive | Namnētum |
| dative | Namnētibus |
| accusative | Namnētēs |
| ablative | Namnētibus |
| vocative | Namnētēs |
References
[edit]- “Namnetes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Namnetes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Namnetes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Falileyev, Alexander (2007): Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names
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- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Gaulish
- Latin terms derived from Proto-Celtic
- Latin terms derived from Celtic languages
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- Latin proper nouns
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- Latin masculine nouns in the third declension
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