Treveri

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Gaulish name, from Proto-Celtic *trē-uer-o (“river crossers”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (“through, throughout, over”) + *h₂ékʷeh₂ (“water”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtreː.we.riː/, [ˈtreː.wɛ.riː]

Proper noun

Trēverī m pl (genitive Trēverōrum); second declension

  1. A tribe of Gallia Belgica whose chief town was Augusta Treverorum

Declension

Second declension.

Case Plural
nominative Trēverī
genitive Trēverōrum
dative Trēverīs
accusative Trēverōs
ablative Trēverīs
vocative Trēverī

Derived terms

  • Trēvericus

References

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