Carnutes

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Carnūtēni

Etymology

Celtic/Gaulish name, possibly from *carn (stone) (Proto-Celtic *karnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (horn), modern Welsh carn (heap of stones)) + *auten (sword).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Carnūtēs m (genitive Carnūtum); third declension

  1. A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis whose chief town was Genabum

Declension

Third declension.

Case Plural
Nominative Carnūtēs
Genitive Carnūtum
Dative Carnūtibus
Accusative Carnūtēs
Ablative Carnūtibus
Vocative Carnūtēs

References

  • Carnutes in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Carnutes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carnutes in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Jones, Rowland (2000: Celtic Linguistics, 1700-1850: pt. 3. A postscript to the origin of language and nations
  • Anthon, Charles (1850): A system of ancient and mediæval geography: for the use of schools and colleges
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.