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 Latin) IPA^(key): /bai̯.i̯oˈkas.seːs/, [bäi̯ːɔˈkäs̠ːeːs̠]
• (modern Italianate 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.