Baiocasses

Latin

Alternative forms
  • Bodiocassēs

Etymology

Celtic/Gaulish meaning "those with blond curls," from Gallo-Roman Baius << Gaulish *Bayos << Proto-Celtic *bodyos (“yellow”) + *kassos (“curly, twisted”). Compare Veliocasses and the Old Irish buide cass.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /bai̯.i̯oˈkas.seːs/, [bäi̯ːɔˈkäs̠ːeːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ba.joˈkas.ses/, [bäjoˈkäsːes]

Proper noun

Baiocassēs m pl (genitive Baiocassium); third declension

  1. A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief town was Augustodurus

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Baiocassēs
Genitive Baiocassium
Dative Baiocassibus
Accusative Baiocassēs
Baiocassīs
Ablative Baiocassibus
Vocative Baiocassēs

References
  • Baiocasses in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • “Baiocasses”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise (Éditions errance, 2003), pp. 63 and 156–157.
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