Dumnorix

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish *Dubnorīx, from Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“world”) and Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”). Cf. Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos (“world prince or chief”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈdum.no.riːks/, [ˈd̪ʊmnɔriːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈdum.no.riks/, [ˈd̪umnoriks]

Proper noun

Dumnorīx m sg (genitive Dumnorīgis); third declension

1. A prince of the Aedui and brother of Diviciacus

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Dumnorīx
Genitive	Dumnorīgis
Dative	Dumnorīgī
Accusative	Dumnorīgem
Ablative	Dumnorīge
Vocative	Dumnorīx

References

• “Dumnorix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Dumnorix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.