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Latin
Etymology
From Celtiberian, from a compound of Proto-Celtic *arkʷos (“bow”) + *brigā (“hill”), i.e. “bow-shaped hill”. Another suggested derivation from *artos (“bear”) is dubious owing to the unexplained sound change to c; the connection to “bow” is solidified by images of bows found on local stelae.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Arcobrīga f sg (genitive Arcobrīgae); first declension
- The name of three ancient towns in modern Spain, of which one has been securely located:
- A settlement of the Celtiberians in Hispania Tarraconensis.
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- Arcobriga in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Arcobriga”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Koch, John T. (2016) “Phoenicians in the West and the Break-up of the Atlantic Bronze Age and Proto-Celtic”, in John T. Koch, Barry Cunliffe, editors, Celtic from the West, volume 3, Atlantic Europe in the Metal Ages: Questions of Shared Language, Oxford: Oxbow Books, →ISBN, page 441