Helvii

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhel.u̯i.iː/, [ˈhɛɫ̪u̯iː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈel.vi.i/, [ˈɛlviː]

Proper noun

Helviī m pl (genitive Helviōrum); second declension

1. A tribe of Gallia Narbonensis, which bordered on the Arverni

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Helviī
Genitive	Helviōrum
Dative	Helviīs
Accusative	Helviōs
Ablative	Helviīs
Vocative	Helviī

References

• Helvii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Helvii”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly