Dumnonii

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Of Celtic origin, probably sharing the first element of the Gaulish prince name Dumnorix, from Proto-Celtic *dubnos (deep, world).[1] More at Dumnonii.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Dumnōniī m pl (genitive Dumnōniōrum); second declension

  1. A tribe of Britannia.

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Dumnōniī
Genitive Dumnōniōrum
Dative Dumnōniīs
Accusative Dumnōniōs
Ablative Dumnōniīs
Vocative Dumnōniī

References[edit]

  • Dumnonii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise, Errance, Paris, 2003