Briniates

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /bri.niˈaː.tes/, [brɪniˈäːt̪ɛs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bri.niˈa.tes/, [briniˈäːt̪es]

Proper noun

Briniātēs m pl (genitive Briniātum); third declension

1. A tribe of Liguria mentioned by Livy, which dwelt in the valley of the Boactes

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Briniātēs
Genitive	Briniātum
Dative	Briniātibus
Accusative	Briniātēs
Ablative	Briniātibus
Vocative	Briniātēs

References

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