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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Bellovacī

Bellovacī m pl (genitive Bellovacōrum)
Classical[bɛlˈlɔ.wa.kiː]Ecclesiastical[belˈlɔː.va.t͡ʃi]

Meaning

  1. A tribe of Gallia Belgica, whose capital was Caesaromagus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Bellovacī
genitive—Bellovacōrum
dative—Bellovacīs
accusative—Bellovacōs
ablative—Bellovacīs
vocative—Bellovacī

Bellŏvăci, ōrum, m., = Βελλοάκοι, Strab.; Βελλούακοι, Ptol.,
I. a people in Gallia Belgica, in the modern Beauvais, Caes. B. G. 2, 4; 2, 13; 7, 59; 7, 75; Hirt. B. G. 8, 7; 8, 14; Plin. 4, 17, 31, § 106.

Origins

Gaulish/Celtic name, possibly from Proto-Celtic *bellos (“speak, roar”) (<< Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-) + *wakos (“curved(?), empty”), which is related to *wāstos and the second element of Segovax. Or, possibly a Roman exonym from bellum (“war”) + vacuus (“empty”), though this is unattested.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyBellovaciEth. Bellovaci (Eth. Βελλοάκοι, Eth. Strabo, p. 195), a Belgic people, the first of the Belgae in numbers and influence (B. G. 2.4, 8; 7.59). It was r…

Quick answers

What does Bellovacī mean in Latin?
Bellovacī, a proper noun, means “A tribe of Gallia Belgica, whose capital was Caesaromagus”.
What is the genitive of Bellovacī?
The genitive singular is Bellovacōrum. Bellovacī is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Bellovacī?
In classical Latin, [bɛlˈlɔ.wa.kiː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [belˈlɔː.va.t͡ʃi].