Limici
Latin
The Limici lived along the Limia river, whose high course was in the past a shallow lake
Etymology
From a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia, from Gallaecian Limia, the Limia river, and the relational suffix *-ko-, meaning "the people of the Limia". The name Limia is from Proto-Celtic *līmo- ("flood; marsh", compare Welsh llif, "flow; stream; flood"), from Proto-Indo-European *léymō (“lake”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈliː.mi.kiː/, [ˈlʲiːmɪkiː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈli.mi.t͡ʃi/, [ˈliːmit͡ʃi]
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Līmicī |
| Genitive | Līmicōrum |
| Dative | Līmicīs |
| Accusative | Līmicōs |
| Ablative | Līmicīs |
| Vocative | Līmicī |
Related terms
References
- Limici in Falileyev, Alexander (1997). Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names, Aberystwyth University.
- Curchin, Leonard A. (2008). "The toponyms of the Roman Galicia: New Study", Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos, LV (121), pages 109-136.
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