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Latin
Etymology
Of Celtic origin, probably sharing the first element of the Gaulish prince name Dumnorix, from Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“deep, world”).[1] More at Dumnonii.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Dumnōniī m pl (genitive Dumnōniōrum); second declension
- A tribe of Britannia.
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
References
- Dumnonii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, Errance, Paris, 2003