Baiocasses
Latin
Alternative forms
- Bodiocassēs
Etymology
Celtic/Gaulish meaning "those with blond curls," from Gallo-Roman Baius << Gaulish *Bayos << Proto-Celtic *bodyos (“yellow”) + *kassos (“curly, twisted”). Compare Veliocasses and the Old Irish buide cass.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /bai̯.i̯oˈkas.seːs/, [bäi̯ːɔˈkäs̠ːeːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ba.joˈkas.ses/, [bäjoˈkäsːes]
Proper noun
Baiocassēs m pl (genitive Baiocassium); third declension
- A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief town was Augustodurus
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Baiocassēs |
| Genitive | Baiocassium |
| Dative | Baiocassibus |
| Accusative | Baiocassēs Baiocassīs |
| Ablative | Baiocassibus |
| Vocative | Baiocassēs |
References
- Baiocasses in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Baiocasses”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Xavier Delamarre, Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise (Éditions errance, 2003), pp. 63 and 156–157.
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