Brennus

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish *Brennos.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbren.nus/, [ˈbrɛn.nʊs]

Proper noun

Brennus m (genitive Brennī); second declension

  1. A chief of the Gauls who defeated the Romans at the river Allia

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular
Nominative Brennus
Genitive Brennī
Dative Brennō
Accusative Brennum
Ablative Brennō
Vocative Brenne

Derived terms
  • Brennicus

References
  • Brennus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Brennus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Brennus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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