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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Brigantia, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts, from the root *bʰerǵʰ-. Doublet of Bragança.
Proper noun
Brigantia
- (Celtic mythology) A Celtic goddess of victory.
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts, from the root *bʰerǵʰ-.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Brigantia f (genitive Brigantiae); first declension
- ancient name of A Coruña (a city in Galicia, Spain)
- Bragança (a city in Trás-os-Montes, Portugal)
- Bregenz (a city in Vindelicia, Austria)
- Brianza (a region of Italy)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Descendants
References
- Brigantia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.