Querquerni
Latin
Etymology
Of Celtic/Gallaecian origin, from Proto-Celtic *kʷerkʷernos, from *kʷerkʷus, from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus ~ *pr̥kʷéu- (“oak”) + *-erno-, probably meaning the "Oaken People".
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʷɛrˈkʷɛr.niː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kʷerˈkʷɛr.ni]
Proper noun
Querquernī m pl (genitive Querquernōrum); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Querquernī |
| genitive | Querquernōrum |
| dative | Querquernīs |
| accusative | Querquernōs |
| ablative | Querquernīs |
| vocative | Querquernī |
References
- Querquerni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Gallaecia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Aquae Quarquernae, Quarquerni in Falileyev, Alexander (1997). Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names, Aberystwyth University.