Suiones

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *swihaniz, plural of *swihô.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Suiōnēs m pl (genitive Suiōnum); third declension

  1. a Germanic tribe of Scandinavia (probably the Swedes)

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative Suiōnēs
genitive Suiōnum
dative Suiōnibus
accusative Suiōnēs
ablative Suiōnibus
vocative Suiōnēs

References

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