Turones
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See also: turones
Etymology
Gaulish name, from Proto-Indo-European *teur (“strong”), related to Gaulish *au-tura (“forceless”); the Gallic settlement Autricum, and the Illyrian names *Turus and *Turelius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtu.ro.neːs/, [ˈt̪ʊrɔneːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtu.ro.nes/, [ˈt̪uːrones]
Proper noun
Turonēs m pl (genitive Turonum); third declension
- A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief town was Caesarodunum
Declension
Third-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Turonēs |
| genitive | Turonum |
| dative | Turonibus |
| accusative | Turonēs |
| ablative | Turonibus |
| vocative | Turonēs |
Derived terms
- Turonicus
- Turonicensis
References
- “Turones”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Turones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Turones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- English Place-Name Society, Volume 85 (1924), p. 125
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