Tectosages
Latin
Etymology
Gaulish tribal name, possibly meaning "striving for possession," from techt (“possession”) (<< Proto-Celtic *texto-, related to *tegos (“dwelling, house”)) + *sagyeti (“to seek”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tekˈto.sa.ɡeːs/, [t̪ɛkˈt̪ɔs̠äɡeːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tekˈto.sa.d͡ʒes/, [t̪ekˈt̪ɔːs̬äd͡ʒes]
Proper noun
Tectosagēs m pl (genitive Tectosagum); third declension
- A sept of the Volcae, native to Gallia Narbonensis
Declension
Third-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tectosagēs |
| Genitive | Tectosagum |
| Dative | Tectosagibus |
| Accusative | Tectosagēs |
| Ablative | Tectosagibus |
| Vocative | Tectosagēs |
References
- Tectosages in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Tectosages”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Miller, Gary (2012): External Influences on English: From Its Beginnings to the Renaissance
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN