Baiocasses

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Bodiocassēs

Etymology

Celtic/Gaulish meaning "those with blond curls," from Gallo-Roman Baius << Gaulish *Bayos << Proto-Celtic *bodyos (yellow) + *kassos (curly, twisted). Compare Veliocasses and the Old Irish buide cass.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Baiocassēs m pl (genitive Baiocassium); third declension

  1. A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief town was Augustodurus

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), plural only.

plural
nominative Baiocassēs
genitive Baiocassium
dative Baiocassibus
accusative Baiocassēs
Baiocassīs
ablative Baiocassibus
vocative Baiocassēs

References

  • Baiocasses in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Baiocasses”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise (Éditions errance, 2003), pp. 63 and 156–157.