Bibroci
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈbi.bro.kiː/, [ˈbɪbrɔkiː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈbi.bro.t͡ʃi/, [ˈbiːbrot͡ʃi]
Proper noun[edit]
Bibrocī m pl (genitive Bibrocōrum); second declension
- A Celtic tribe of Britannia, mentioned by Caesar.
- c. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de Bello Gallico 5.21:
- Trinovantibus defensis atque ab omni militum iniuria prohibitis, Cenimagni, Segontiaci, Ancalites, Bibroci, Cassi legationibus missis sese Caesari dedunt.
- The Trinobantes being protected and secured from any violence of the soldiers, the Cenimagni, the Segontiaci, the Ancalites, the Bibroci, and the Cassi, sending embassies, surrendered themselves to Caesar.
- Trinovantibus defensis atque ab omni militum iniuria prohibitis, Cenimagni, Segontiaci, Ancalites, Bibroci, Cassi legationibus missis sese Caesari dedunt.
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Bibrocī |
| Genitive | Bibrocōrum |
| Dative | Bibrocīs |
| Accusative | Bibrocōs |
| Ablative | Bibrocīs |
| Vocative | Bibrocī |
References[edit]
- Bibroci in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.