Veliocasses
Latin
Alternative forms
- Velocassēs
Etymology
Celtic/Gaulish name, from Proto-Celtic *wellos (“better, good”) + *kassos (“curly, twisted”), found in many other tribe names such as Baiocasses.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [wɛ.li.ɔˈkas.seːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ve.li.oˈkas.ses]
Proper noun
Veliocassēs m pl (genitive Veliocassum); third declension
- A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief town was Rotomagus
Declension
Third-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Veliocassēs |
| genitive | Veliocassum |
| dative | Veliocassibus |
| accusative | Veliocassēs |
| ablative | Veliocassibus |
| vocative | Veliocassēs |
References
- “Velocasses”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Veliocasses in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Velocasses”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, éditions errance 2003. p. 109 et p. 310.