Cenomani

Latin

Etymology

A corruption of Cenimagni,[1] another Celtic tribe whose name is from Iceni + magni (“great”).[2]

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Cenomānī m pl (genitive Cenomānōrum); second declension

  1. A Gaulish tribe of Gallia Cisalpina, settled between the territory of the Insubres and that of the Veneti

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative Cenomānī
genitive Cenomānōrum
dative Cenomānīs
accusative Cenomānōs
ablative Cenomānīs
vocative Cenomānī

Descendants

  • Old French: Cemaine (via *Cenomania)
    • French: Maine (rebracketed)

References

  1. ^ Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society (1910): Norfolk Archaeology, Or, Miscellaneous Tracts Relating to the Antiquities of the County of Norfolk, Volume 17, p. 24-25
  2. ^ A.L.F. Rivet and Colin Smith, The Place-Names of Roman Britain (1979) London: Batsford
  • Cenomani in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Cenomani”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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