Brigantia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Brigantia, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts, from the root *bʰerǵʰ-. Doublet of Bragança.

Proper noun

Brigantia

  1. (Celtic mythology) A Celtic goddess of victory.

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts, from the root *bʰerǵʰ-.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /briˈɡan.ti.a/, [brɪˈɡän̪t̪iä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /briˈɡan.t͡si.a/, [briˈɡänt̪͡s̪iä]

Proper noun

Brigantia f (genitive Brigantiae); first declension

  1. A city in Galicia, Portugal: Bragança.
  2. A city in Vindelicia, Austria: Bregenz.
  3. A region of Italy: Brianza.

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Brigantia
Genitive Brigantiae
Dative Brigantiae
Accusative Brigantiam
Ablative Brigantiā
Vocative Brigantia
Locative Brigantiae

Descendants
  • Portuguese: Bragança
  • German: Bregenz
    • → English: Bregenz
    • → French: Brégence
  • Italian: Brianza

References
  • Brigantia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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