Ubii
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English
Noun
Ubii pl (plural only)
- (historical) A Germanic tribe dwelling on the east bank of the Rhine in the time of Julius Caesar, who formed an alliance with them in 55 BC in order to launch attacks across the river.
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈu.bi.iː/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈu.bi.i/,
Proper noun
Ubiī m pl (genitive Ubiōrum); second declension
- the Ubii (a tribe of Gallia Belgica, which dwelt on the Rhine)
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ubiī |
| Genitive | Ubiōrum |
| Dative | Ubiīs |
| Accusative | Ubiōs |
| Ablative | Ubiīs |
| Vocative | Ubiī |
Derived terms
References
- “Ubii”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ubii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Ubii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly