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Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Salassī m pl (genitive Salassōrum); second declension
- One of the most powerful Alpine tribes, who occupied the territory of Valle d'Aosta
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
Descendants
References
- “Salassi”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Salassi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.