Petrocorii

Latin

Etymology

Gaulish tribe name, from *petru (“four”) + *corii (“tribes”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwares (“four”) + *koryos (“army, tribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”), cognate with Old Irish cuire.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /pe.troˈko.ri.iː/, [pɛt̪rɔˈkɔriː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /pe.troˈko.ri.i/, [pet̪roˈkɔːriː]

Proper noun

Petrocoriī m pl (genitive Petrocoriōrum); second declension

  1. A tribe of Aquitania mentioned by Pliny, whose capital was Vesunna

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Petrocoriī
Genitive Petrocoriōrum
Dative Petrocoriīs
Accusative Petrocoriōs
Ablative Petrocoriīs
Vocative Petrocoriī

References
  • “Petrocorii”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Petrocorii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “Petrocorii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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