Treveri
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Gaulish name, from Proto-Celtic *trē-uer-o (“river crossers”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (“through, throughout, over”) + *h₂ékʷeh₂ (“water”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtreː.wɛ.riː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt̪rɛː.ve.ri]
Proper noun
Trēverī m pl (genitive Trēverōrum); second declension
- A tribe of Gallia Belgica whose chief town was Augusta Treverorum
- plural of Trēvir
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Trēverī |
| genitive | Trēverōrum |
| dative | Trēverīs |
| accusative | Trēverōs |
| ablative | Trēverīs |
| vocative | Trēverī |
Derived terms
- Trēvericus
References
- “Treveri”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Treveri in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Treveri”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly