Licates

Latin

Etymology

Celtic tribe name, related to the name of the river Licus, both from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā (“flat stone”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /liˈkaː.teːs/, [lʲɪˈkäːt̪eːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /liˈka.tes/, [liˈkäːt̪es]

Proper noun

Licātēs m pl (genitive Licātum); third declension

  1. A Celtic tribe of Vindelicia mentioned by Pliny

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Licātēs
Genitive Licātum
Dative Licātibus
Accusative Licātēs
Ablative Licātibus
Vocative Licātēs

References
  • Licates in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  1. Wolf-Armin Frhr. v. Reitzenstein: Lexikon bayerischer Ortsnamen. Herkunft und Bedeutung. C.H.Beck, Munich 2006
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