Insubres
Latin
Etymology
From Gaulish *Isombres, possibly meaning "lower Umbrians," from Proto-Celtic *en + Umbri. Also see the tribe Ambrones.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈin.su.breːs/, [ˈĩːs̠ʊbreːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈin.su.bres/, [ˈinsubres]
Proper noun
Īnsubrēs m pl (genitive Īnsubrium or Īnsubrum); third declension
- A tribe who dwelt both in Gallia Transalpina and Gallia Cisalpina
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem or imparisyllabic non-i-stem), plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Īnsubrēs |
| Genitive | Īnsubrium Īnsubrum |
| Dative | Īnsubribus |
| Accusative | Īnsubrēs Īnsubrīs |
| Ablative | Īnsubribus |
| Vocative | Īnsubrēs |
Derived terms
- Īnsuber (“a member of the Insubres”)
References
- Insubres in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Insubres”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Prichard, Researches Into the Physical History of Mankind: In Two Volumes, Volume 2, p. 60
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