Salassi

See also: salassi

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /saˈlas.siː/, [s̠äˈɫ̪äs̠ːiː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /saˈlas.si/, [säˈläsːi]

Proper noun

Salassī m pl (genitive Salassōrum); second declension

  1. One of the most powerful Alpine tribes, who occupied the territory of Valle d'Aosta

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Salassī
Genitive Salassōrum
Dative Salassīs
Accusative Salassōs
Ablative Salassīs
Vocative Salassī

Descendants
  • Ancient Greek: Σαλασσοί (Salassoí)

References
  • “Salassi”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Salassi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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