Dumnonii

Latin

Etymology

Of Celtic origin, probably sharing the first element of the Gaulish prince name Dumnorix, from Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“deep, world”).[1] More at Dumnonii.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /dumˈnoː.ni.iː/, [d̪ʊmˈnoːniː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /dumˈno.ni.i/, [d̪umˈnɔːniː]

Proper noun

Dumnōniī m pl (genitive Dumnōniōrum); second declension

  1. A tribe of Britannia.

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Dumnōniī
Genitive Dumnōniōrum
Dative Dumnōniīs
Accusative Dumnōniōs
Ablative Dumnōniīs
Vocative Dumnōniī

References
  • Dumnonii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  1. Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, Errance, Paris, 2003
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