Bibracte

French

Proper noun

Bibracte

  1. A Gaulish oppidum near Autun in Burgundy

Latin

Etymology

Unknown; perhaps from a Celtic word for “beaver”, or from the term biffractus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /biˈbrak.te/, [bɪˈbrak.tɛ]

Proper noun

Bibracte n (genitive Bibractis); third declension

  1. Bibracte (ancient town in Gaul near modern Autun, France)

Declension

Third declension, with locative.

Case Singular
Nominative Bibracte
Genitive Bibractis
Dative Bibractī
Accusative Bibracte
Ablative Bibracte
Vocative Bibracte
Locative Bibracte

References
  • Bibracte in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Bibracte in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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