Petrocorii
Latin
Etymology
Gaulish tribe name, from *petru (“four”) + *corii (“tribes”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores (“four”) + *koryos (“army, tribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”), cognate with Old Irish cuire.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɛ.trɔˈkɔ.ri.iː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [pe.t̪roˈkɔː.ri.i]
Proper noun
Petrocoriī m pl (genitive Petrocoriōrum); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Petrocoriī |
| genitive | Petrocoriōrum |
| dative | Petrocoriīs |
| accusative | Petrocoriōs |
| ablative | Petrocoriīs |
| vocative | Petrocoriī |
References
- “Petrocorii”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Petrocorii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Petrocorii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly