proper noun · masculinethird declension
Lingonēs
Lingonēs m pl (genitive Lingonum)
Classical[ˈlɪŋ.ɡɔ.neːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈliŋ.ɡo.nes]
Meaning
- A Celtic tribe of Gallia Belgica, which dwelt near the sources of the Marne and Seine
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Lingonēs |
| genitive | — | Lingonum |
| dative | — | Lingonibus |
| accusative | — | Lingonēs |
| ablative | — | Lingonibus |
| vocative | — | Lingonēs |
Lingŏnes, um, m.,
I. a people in Celtic Gaul, whence the modern name of their chief city, Langres, Caes. B. G. 1, 26; Plin. 4, 17, 31, §
106.—Afterwards dwelling on the Po, Liv. 5, 35, 2.—Hence, A. Lingŏ-nĭcus, a, um, adj., Lingonian:
bardocucullus, a poor sort of garment worn by the Lingones, Mart. 1, 54, 5: victoria, over the Lingones, Eum. Pan. Const. 6, 3.—Origins
From Gaulish *Lingones, from Proto-Celtic *lengeti (“to jump”).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyLingonesEth. Lingones (Eth. Λίγγονες). The form Eth. Λόγγωνες in Ptolemy (2.19.9) may probably be a copyist's error. In Polybius (2.17, ed. Bekker), Eth. Λίγγ…GeographyLingonesEth. Lingones (Λίγγωνες, Pol.), a tribe of Cisalpine Gauls, without doubt a colony or offset of the more powerful Transalpine tribe of the same name, …