Bellovesus

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish *bel- (“bright; luminous”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“shiny; white”) (cognate with Proto-Slavic *bělъ (“white”)) and from Gaulish *Wesuawos, *Bellowesus, from Proto-Celtic *wesus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus (“excellent”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /belˈlo.u̯e.sus/, [bɛlˈlʲou̯ɛs̠ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /belˈlo.ve.sus/, [belˈlɔːves̬us]

Proper noun

Bellovesus m sg (genitive Bellovesī); second declension

  1. A Gallic prince and legendary foundator of Milan

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Bellovesus
Genitive Bellovesī
Dative Bellovesō
Accusative Bellovesum
Ablative Bellovesō
Vocative Bellovese

References
  • Bellovesus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “Bellovesus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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