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proper noun · masculinethird declension

Namnētēs

Namnētēs m pl (genitive Namnētum)
Classical[namˈneː.teːs]Ecclesiastical[namˈnɛː.tes]

Meaning

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

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Namnētēs
genitive—Namnētum
dative—Namnētibus
accusative—Namnētēs
ablative—Namnētibus
vocative—Namnētēs

Namnētes, um, m.,
I. a people in Celtic Gaul, near the site of Nantes, Caes. B. G. 3, 9, 10; Plin. 4, 18, 32, § 107.—In sing.: Namnis, Inscr. Orell. 188.—
II. Transf., the capital of the Namnetes, the modern Nantes, Ven. Ep. 3.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Ναμνιτῶν (Namnitôn), from a Gaulish name *nant (“stream, river”), from Proto-Celtic *nantos (“stream, river, valley”). Related to the Celtic name of Nansa, which also appeared as Namnasa.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyNamnetesEth. Namnetes, NANNETES (Ναμνῆται, Ptol. 2.8.9), for there is authority for both forms, were a Gallic people on the north side of the Liger (Loire), a…

Quick answers

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