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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Helviī m pl (genitive Helviōrum); second declension
- A tribe of Gallia Narbonensis, which bordered on the Arverni
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
References
- Helvii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Helvii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly