Dumnorix
Latin
Etymology
From Gaulish *Dubnorīx, from Proto-Celtic *dubnos (“world”) and Proto-Celtic *rīxs (“king”). Cf. Proto-Celtic *Dubnowalos (“world prince or chief”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈdʊm.nɔ.riːks]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd̪um.no.riks]
Proper noun
Dumnorīx m sg (genitive Dumnorīgis); third declension
- A prince of the Aedui and brother of Diviciacus
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Dumnorīx |
| genitive | Dumnorīgis |
| dative | Dumnorīgī |
| accusative | Dumnorīgem |
| ablative | Dumnorīge |
| vocative | Dumnorīx |
References
- “Dumnorix”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Dumnorix in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.