Catalauni

Latin

Alternative forms

• Catelauni

Etymology

Of Celtic/Gaulish origin, probably from *Katu-uellauni, a plural form of *Katuwalos, from Proto-Celtic *Katuwalos, a name loosely meaning "chiefs of battle."

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈlau̯.niː/, [kät̪äˈɫ̪äu̯niː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ka.taˈlau̯.ni/, [kät̪äˈläːu̯ni]

Proper noun

Catalaunī m pl (genitive Catalaunōrum); second declension

1. A tribe of Gallia Belgica

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Catalaunī
Genitive	Catalaunōrum
Dative	Catalaunīs
Accusative	Catalaunōs
Ablative	Catalaunīs
Vocative	Catalaunī

Derived terms

• Catalaunicus

References

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