Dumnorix
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Gaulish *Dubnorīx, from Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“world”) and Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”). Cf. Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos (“world prince or chief”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈdum.no.riːks/, [ˈd̪ʊmnɔriːks̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdum.no.riks/, [ˈd̪umnoriks]
Proper noun[edit]
Dumnorīx m sg (genitive Dumnorīgis); third declension
- A prince of the Aedui and brother of Diviciacus
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Dumnorīx |
| Genitive | Dumnorīgis |
| Dative | Dumnorīgī |
| Accusative | Dumnorīgem |
| Ablative | Dumnorīge |
| Vocative | Dumnorīx |
References[edit]
- “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.