LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Carnūtēs

Carnūtēs m pl (genitive Carnūtum)
Classical[karˈnuː.teːs]Ecclesiastical[karˈnuː.tes]

Meaning

  1. A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis whose chief town was Genabum

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Carnūtēs
genitive—Carnūtum
dative—Carnūtibus
accusative—Carnūtēs
ablative—Carnūtibus
vocative—Carnūtēs

Carnūtes, um, m., = Καρνοῦτοι,
I. a people in Gaul, on both sides of the Liger, whose chief town was Autricum, now Chartres, in the Départ. d'Eure et Loire, Caes. B. G. 2, 35; 5, 25; 5, 56; 6, 2; 6, 4; 7, 2; 8, 31; ap. Tib. 1, 7, 12.—Adj.: Carnōtēnus, a, um, of or belonging to the Carnutes, Sulp. Sev. Dial. 3, 2 al.—As subst.: Carnūtē-ni, ōrum, m., = Carnutes, Plin. 4, 18, 32, § 107 Jan.

Origins

Celtic/Gaulish name, possibly from *carn (“stone”) (Proto-Celtic *karnos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“horn”), modern Welsh carn (“heap of stones”)) + *auten (“sword”).

Descendants
  • FrenchChartres

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyCarnutesEth. Carnutes or CARNUTI (Eth. Καρνοῦτοι). Tibullus (1.7,12) has the form Carnūti. Plutarch (Caes. c. 25) calls them Carnutini. A Celtic people who ar…

Quick answers

What does Carnūtēs mean in Latin?
Carnūtēs, a proper noun, means “A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis whose chief town was Genabum”.
What is the genitive of Carnūtēs?
The genitive singular is Carnūtum. Carnūtēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Carnūtēs?
In classical Latin, [karˈnuː.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [karˈnuː.tes].