Brigantes
See also: brigantes
Latin
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts (“high”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /briˈɡan.teːs/, [brɪˈɡän̪t̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /briˈɡan.tes/, [briˈɡän̪t̪es]
Proper noun
Brigantēs m pl (genitive Brigantum); third declension
- A tribe of Britain, whose queen was Cartimandua
Declension
Third-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Brigantēs |
| Genitive | Brigantum |
| Dative | Brigantibus |
| Accusative | Brigantēs |
| Ablative | Brigantibus |
| Vocative | Brigantēs |
References
- “Brigantes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Brigantes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Brigantes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly