Canninefates

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Either from a cognate of Welsh cennin (leeks) or from Proto-Germanic *kanô (vessel, boat). Second element obscure, said to mean "masters". This may be a Celtic tribe which became Germanised and modified its name.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Canninefātēs m pl (genitive Canninefātum); third declension

  1. A Germanic tribe of the same stock of the Batavi, which dwelt in the Netherlands

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Canninefātēs
Genitive Canninefātum
Dative Canninefātibus
Accusative Canninefātēs
Ablative Canninefātibus
Vocative Canninefātēs

References[edit]

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