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English
Noun
Peucetii pl (plural only)
- An ancient tribe inhabiting Apulia in southern Italy.
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πευκέτιοι (Peukétioi), probably related to πεύκη (peúkē, “pine”).
Proper noun
Peucetiī m pl (genitive Peucetiōrum); second declension
- A tribe of southern Italy, inhabiting the southern part of Apulia
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
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References
- “Peucetii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Peucetii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.