Ordovices

English

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin Ordovīcēs.

    Noun

    Ordovices pl (plural only)

    1. (historical) An ancient tribe of Britannia, situated opposite the island of Anglesey.

    Derived terms

    Latin

    Etymology

      From Proto-Celtic *ordos (“hammer”) (Old Irish ord, Welsh gordd, Breton horzh) and *wiketi (“to fight”) (Old Irish fichid), from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“fight, conquer”) (whence vincō).

      Pronunciation

      Proper noun

      Ordovīcēs m pl (genitive Ordovīcum); third declension

      1. Ordovices (a tribe of Britannia)

      Declension

      Third-declension noun, plural only.

      plural
      nominative Ordovīcēs
      genitive Ordovīcum
      dative Ordovīcibus
      accusative Ordovīcēs
      ablative Ordovīcibus
      vocative Ordovīcēs

      Descendants

      • → English: Ordovices
      • → Portuguese: ordovico
      • → Spanish: ordovico

      References

      • “Ordovices”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
      • “Ordovices”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
      • Ordovices in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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