Insubres
English
Noun
Insubres pl (plural only)
Translations
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Latin
Etymology
From Gaulish *Isombres, possibly meaning "lower Umbrians," from Proto-Celtic *en + Umbri. Also see the tribe Ambrones.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈĩː.sʊ.breːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈin.su.bres]
Proper noun
Īnsubrēs m pl (genitive Īnsubrium or Īnsubrum); third declension
- A tribe who dwelt both in Gallia Transalpina and Gallia Cisalpina
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem or imparisyllabic non-i-stem), plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Īnsubrēs |
| genitive | Īnsubrium Īnsubrum |
| dative | Īnsubribus |
| accusative | Īnsubrēs Īnsubrīs |
| ablative | Īnsubribus |
| vocative | Īnsubrēs |
Derived terms
- Īnsuber (“a member of the Insubres”)
References
- Insubres in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Insubres”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Prichard, Researches Into the Physical History of Mankind: In Two Volumes, Volume 2, p. 60