Salassi

See also: salassi

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Salassī m pl (genitive Salassōrum); second declension

  1. One of the most powerful Alpine tribes, who occupied the territory of Valle d'Aosta

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative Salassī
genitive Salassōrum
dative Salassīs
accusative Salassōs
ablative Salassīs
vocative Salassī

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: Σαλασσοί (Salassoí)

References

  • Salassi”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Salassi in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.