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English
Noun
Usipetes pl (plural only)
- (historical) An ancient tribe who moved into the area on the right bank (the northern or eastern bank) of the lower Rhine in the 1st century BC, putting them in contact with Gaul and the Roman Empire.
- Synonym: Usipii
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Usipetēs m pl (genitive Usipetum); third declension
- A Germanic tribe which dwelt on the lower course of the Rhine, mentioned by Caesar together with the Tencteri
Declension
Third-declension noun, plural only.
References
- Usipetes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Usipetes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly