proper noun · masculinethird declension
Atrebatēs
Atrebatēs m pl (genitive Atrebatum)
Classical[aˈtrɛ.ba.teːs]Ecclesiastical[aˈtrɛː.ba.tes]
Meaning
- A tribe of Gallia Belgica, situated between the rivers Somme and Scheldt
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Atrebatēs |
| genitive | — | Atrebatum |
| dative | — | Atrebatibus |
| accusative | — | Atrebatēs |
| ablative | — | Atrebatibus |
| vocative | — | Atrebatēs |
Atrĕbătes, um, m., = Ἀτρέβατοι Strab., Ἀτρεβάτιοι Ptolem.,
I. a people in Gallia Belgica, now Artois or Dép. du Pas de Calais, Caes. B. G. 2, 4; 2, 16; 2, 23; 7, 75; Plin. 4, 17, 31, § 106.—In sing.: Atrĕ-bas, ătis, m., an Atrebatian, Caes. B. C. 4, 35.—Hence, Atrĕbătĭcus, a, um, adj., Atrebatian: sagum, Treb. Gall. 6.
Origins
From Proto-Celtic *adtrebates (“inhabitants”), from *attrebā, from *trebā (“home, building”), see also Middle Breton treff (“city”), Welsh tref (“town”) and Old Irish treb (“farm, building”), all from Proto-Indo-European *treb- (“settlement”) (same source as Old English þorp (“village”), Lithuanian troba (“house”), and Provencal trevar (“to live in a village or house”)). See also Old Irish aittrebaid (“inhabitant”). Loaned through French into English as artesian.