Cherusci
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
Cherusci pl (plural only)
- (historical) a Germanic tribe that inhabited parts of the plains and forests of northwestern Germany, in the area possibly near present-day Hanover, during the first centuries BC and AD
Translations[edit]
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Χηροῦσκοι (Khēroûskoi).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kʰeːˈrus.kiː/, [kʰeːˈrʊs̠kiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /keˈruʃ.ʃi/, [keˈruʃːi]
Proper noun[edit]
Chēruscī m pl (genitive Chēruscōrum); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Chēruscī |
| Genitive | Chēruscōrum |
| Dative | Chēruscīs |
| Accusative | Chēruscōs |
| Ablative | Chēruscīs |
| Vocative | Chēruscī |
References[edit]
- “Cherusci”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cherusci in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Cherusci”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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