Morini

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Latin

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Etymology

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Celtic/Gaulish name, from Proto-Celtic *mori (sea) + common suffix -ni- found in other tribe names such as Ruteni or Tigurini. Related to the Gaulish district name Armorica.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Morinī m pl (genitive Morinōrum); second declension

  1. A tribe of Gallia Belgica

Declension

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Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative Morinī
Genitive Morinōrum
Dative Morinīs
Accusative Morinōs
Ablative Morinīs
Vocative Morinī

References

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  • Morini”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Morini in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Morini”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Pierre-Yves Lambert, La langue gauloise, éditions errance 1994. p. 34.