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Latin

Etymology

Possibly an exonym given by the Romans meaning "king of the Boii," as they were seen as a Celto-Germanic tribe; compare Umbri and Insubres. Or, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *wambō (“womb, stomach, belly”), also preserved in the tribe name Gambrivii.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ambrōnēs m pl (genitive Ambrōnum); third declension

  1. A tribe of Denmark, mentioned by Plutarch

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative Ambrōnēs
genitive Ambrōnum
dative Ambrōnibus
accusative Ambrōnēs
ablative Ambrōnibus
vocative Ambrōnēs

References

  • Ambrones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Prichard, Researches Into the Physical History of Mankind: In Two Volumes, Volume 2, p. 60
  • Namn och bygd: tidskrift för nordisk ortnamnsforskning, Volumes 21-25, p. 43
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