Eburones

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English

Noun

Eburones pl (plural only)

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  1. A Belgic people of Germanic or Celtic descent who lived in the upper north of Gaul in ancient times.

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

If of Celtic/Gaulish origin, probably from Proto-Celtic *eburos (yew-tree). However, if of Germanic origin, likely from Proto-Germanic *eburaz (boar); a semantic "contamination" between the two senses is not impossible.[1] More at Eburones.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Eburōnēs m pl (genitive Eburōnum); third declension

  1. A Gallic-Germanic tribe of Gallia Belgica

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative Eburōnēs
genitive Eburōnum
dative Eburōnibus
accusative Eburōnēs
ablative Eburōnibus
vocative Eburōnēs

References

  1. ^ Neumann, Günter (1999). "Germani cisrhenani — die Aussage der Namen". In Beck, H.; Geuenich, D.; Steuer, H. (eds.). Germanenprobleme in heutiger Sicht. Walter de Gruyter.

Further reading

  • Eburones”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Eburones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Eburones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly