Cingetorix

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Etymology

From Gaulish *kingetorīx (literally “warrior-king, king of warriors”), from *kingess (“warrior”) + *rīx (“king”), from *kengets (“warrior”) + *rīxs (“king”), from *(s)keng- (“to limp, walk lamely”) + *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cingetorīx m sg (genitive Cingetorīgis); third declension

  1. a Latin proper name borrowed from Celtic/Gaulish male name
    1. one of the leading chiefs of the Celtic tribe "Treviri"
    2. one of the leading chiefs of the Celtic tribe "Britons"

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Cingetorīx
genitive Cingetorīgis
dative Cingetorīgī
accusative Cingetorīgem
ablative Cingetorīge
vocative Cingetorīx

References

  • “Cingetorix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Cingetorix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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