Ordovices
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English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Ordovīcēs.
Noun
Ordovices pl (plural only)
- (historical) An ancient tribe of Britannia, situated opposite the island of Anglesey.
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ordos (“hammer”) (Old Irish ord, Welsh gordd, Breton horzh) and *wiketi (“to fight”) (Old Irish fichid), from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“fight, conquer”) (whence vincō).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /or.doˈu̯iː.keːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /or.doˈvi.t͡ʃes/,
Proper noun
Ordovīcēs m pl (genitive Ordovīcum); third declension
- Ordovices (a tribe of Britannia)
Declension
Third-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ordovīcēs |
| genitive | Ordovīcum |
| dative | Ordovīcibus |
| accusative | Ordovīcēs |
| ablative | Ordovīcibus |
| vocative | Ordovīcēs |
Descendants
References
- “Ordovices”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Ordovices”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Ordovices in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.