Brigantia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Brigantia, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts, from the root *bʰerǵʰ-. Doublet of Bragança.

Proper noun

Brigantia

(Celtic mythology) A Celtic goddess of victory.

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts, from the root *bʰerǵʰ-.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /briˈɡan.ti.a/, [brɪˈɡän̪t̪iä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /briˈɡan.t͡si.a/, [briˈɡänt̪͡s̪iä]

Proper noun

Brigantia f (genitive Brigantiae); first declension

Bragança (a city in Galicia, Portugal)
Bregenz (a city in Vindelicia, Austria)
Brianza (a region of Italy)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Brigantia
Genitive	Brigantiae
Dative	Brigantiae
Accusative	Brigantiam
Ablative	Brigantiā
Vocative	Brigantia
Locative	Brigantiae

Descendants

Portuguese: Bragança
German: Bregenz
- → English: Bregenz
- → French: Brégence
Italian: Brianza

References

Brigantia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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