LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Ordovīcēs

Ordovīcēs m pl (genitive Ordovīcum)
Classical[ɔr.dɔˈwiː.keːs]Ecclesiastical[or.doˈviː.t͡ʃes]

Meaning

  1. Ordovices (a tribe of Britannia)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Ordovīcēs
genitive—Ordovīcum
dative—Ordovīcibus
accusative—Ordovīcēs
ablative—Ordovīcibus
vocative—Ordovīcēs

Ordovices, um, m.,
I. a people of Britain, Tac. A. 12, 33; id. Agr. 18, 4.

Origins

From Proto-Celtic *ordos (“hammer”) (Old Irish ord, Welsh gordd, Breton horzh) and *wiketi (“to fight”) (Old Irish fichid), from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (“fight, conquer”) (whence vincō).

Descendants
  • EnglishOrdovices
  • Portugueseordovico
  • Spanishordovico

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyOrdovicesEth. Ordovices (Ὀρδούῒκες, Ptol. 2.3.18), a people on the W. coast of Britannia Romana, opposite to the island of Mona. They occupied the NW. portion …

Quick answers

What does Ordovīcēs mean in Latin?
Ordovīcēs, a proper noun, means “Ordovices (a tribe of Britannia)”.
What is the genitive of Ordovīcēs?
The genitive singular is Ordovīcum. Ordovīcēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Ordovīcēs?
In classical Latin, [ɔr.dɔˈwiː.keːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [or.doˈviː.t͡ʃes].