Lepontii
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English
Etymology
Proper noun
Lepontii pl (plural only)
- The Lepontii, an Alpine Celtic tribe, who dwelt in the valleys of the south side of the Alps, in roughly Switzerland.
Latin
Etymology
Of Celtic/Gaulish origin, but the name's meaning is unclear; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *póntoh₁s (“path”), evolving into the sense of "lagoon" or "morass." If so, cognate with Old Armenian հուն (hun, “ford”), Ancient Greek πόντος (póntos, “the sea”).
Proper noun
Lepontiī m pl (genitive Lepontiōrum); second declension
- The Lepontii (Celtic tribe)
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Lepontiī |
| genitive | Lepontiōrum |
| dative | Lepontiīs |
| accusative | Lepontiōs |
| ablative | Lepontiīs |
| vocative | Lepontiī |
Derived terms
References
- “Lepontii”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Lepontii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Lepontii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- John T. Koch (ed.) Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia ABC-CLIO (2005)
- ^ Mosetto, Mario (2018): Origins of European Peoples: Part One: Ancient History