Helvii

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Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Helviī m pl (genitive Helviōrum); second declension

  1. A tribe of Gallia Narbonensis, which bordered on the Arverni

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative Helviī
genitive Helviōrum
dative Helviīs
accusative Helviōs
ablative Helviīs
vocative Helviī

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