Eburones
See also: eburones
English
Noun
Eburones pl (plural only)
- A Belgic people of Germanic or Celtic descent who lived in the upper north of Gaul in ancient times.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
If of Celtic/Gaulish origin, probably from Proto-Celtic *eburos (“yew-tree”). However, if of Germanic origin, likely from Proto-Germanic *eburaz (“boar”); a semantic "contamination" between the two senses is not impossible.[1] More at Eburones.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɛ.bʊˈroː.neːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [e.buˈrɔː.nes]
Proper noun
Eburōnēs m pl (genitive Eburōnum); third declension
- A Gallic-Germanic tribe of Gallia Belgica
Declension
Third-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Eburōnēs |
| genitive | Eburōnum |
| dative | Eburōnibus |
| accusative | Eburōnēs |
| ablative | Eburōnibus |
| vocative | Eburōnēs |
References
- ^ Neumann, Günter (1999). "Germani cisrhenani — die Aussage der Namen". In Beck, H.; Geuenich, D.; Steuer, H. (eds.). Germanenprobleme in heutiger Sicht. Walter de Gruyter.
Further reading
- “Eburones”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Eburones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Eburones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly