Brigantia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Brigantia, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts, from the root *bʰerǵʰ-. Doublet of Bragança.

Proper noun

Brigantia

1. (Celtic mythology) A Celtic goddess of victory.

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts, from the root *bʰerǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /briˈɡan.ti.a/, [brɪˈɡän̪t̪iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /briˈɡan.t͡si.a/, [briˈɡänt̪͡s̪iä]

Proper noun

Brigantia f (genitive Brigantiae); first declension

1. ancient name of A Coruña (a city in Galicia, Spain)
2. Bragança (a city in Trás-os-Montes, Portugal)
3. Bregenz (a city in Vindelicia, Austria)
4. Brianza (a region of Italy)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Brigantia
Genitive	Brigantiae
Dative	Brigantiae
Accusative	Brigantiam
Ablative	Brigantiā
Vocative	Brigantia
Locative	Brigantiae

Descendants

• Portuguese: Bragança
• German: Bregenz
  • → English: Bregenz
  • → French: Brégence
• Italian: Brianza

References

• Brigantia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.