Brigantia

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Brigantia, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts, from the root *bʰerǵʰ-. Doublet of Bragança.

Proper noun

Brigantia

  1. (Celtic mythology) A Celtic goddess of victory.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Brigantia

  1. (historical) The territory of the Brigantes, centred in what is now Yorkshire.

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts, from the root *bʰerǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Brigantia f (genitive Brigantiae); first declension

  1. ancient name of A Coruña (a city in Galicia, Spain)
  2. Bragança (a city in Trás-os-Montes, Portugal)
  3. Bregenz (a city in Vindelicia, Austria)
  4. Brianza (a region of Italy)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Brigantia
genitive Brigantiae
dative Brigantiae
accusative Brigantiam
ablative Brigantiā
vocative Brigantia
locative Brigantiae

Descendants

  • Portuguese: Bragança
  • German: Bregenz
    • → English: Bregenz
    • → French: Brégence
  • Italian: Brianza

References

  • Brigantia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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