Bituriges

French

Noun

Bituriges m or f

  1. plural of Biturige

Latin

Etymology

Gaulish tribal name, possibly meaning "kings of the world". Compare Proto-Celtic *bitus (“world, tribe”) +‎ *rīxs (“king”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /biˈtu.ri.ɡeːs/, [bɪˈt̪ʊrɪɡeːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /biˈtu.ri.d͡ʒes/, [biˈt̪uːrid͡ʒes]

Proper noun

Biturigēs m pl (genitive Biturigum); third declension

  1. A Celtic tribe of Aquitania, whose chief cities were Avaricum and Burdigala

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Biturigēs
Genitive Biturigum
Dative Biturigibus
Accusative Biturigēs
Ablative Biturigibus
Vocative Biturigēs

Descendants
  • French: Berry
  • French: Bourges

References
  • “Bituriges”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Bituriges in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “Bituriges”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Stanley Alexander Handford, Jane F. Gardner (1983), The Conquest of Gaul By Julius Caesar
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
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