Arelate

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Arelās, Arelātum, Arelātus

Etymology

Gaulish/Celtic name meaning "on the marsh," corresponding to modern Welsh ar- (“in front of”) + llaith (“marsh”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Arelātē n (indeclinable)

  1. a city in Gallia Narbonensis, now Arles

Derived terms

  • Arelātēnsis

References

  • “Arelate”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Arelate in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Milles, Edmund James (1904): The secret of Petrarch
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