Aedui
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Aedui pl (plural only)
- A Gallic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis whose chief town was Bibracte
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Αἰδούοι (Aidoúoi), from a Celtic/Gaulish name meaning "burning men," from Proto-Celtic *aidos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ- (“fire”). Related to Old Irish áed (“fire”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈae̯.du.iː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.du.i/,
Proper noun
Aeduī m pl (genitive Aeduōrum); second declension
- The Aedui, a tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Aeduī |
| Genitive | Aeduōrum |
| Dative | Aeduīs |
| Accusative | Aeduōs |
| Ablative | Aeduīs |
| Vocative | Aeduī |
Derived terms
References
- “Aedui”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Aedui in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Aedui”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- La Triade pensée, parole, action, dans la tradition indo-européenne, Archè, Milan, 2009, p. 309