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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Petrocoriī

Petrocoriī m pl (genitive Petrocoriōrum)
Classical[pɛ.trɔˈkɔ.ri.iː]Ecclesiastical[pe.troˈkɔː.ri.i]

Meaning

  1. A tribe of Aquitania mentioned by Pliny, whose capital was Vesunna

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Petrocoriī
genitive—Petrocoriōrum
dative—Petrocoriīs
accusative—Petrocoriōs
ablative—Petrocoriīs
vocative—Petrocoriī

Petrŏcŏrĭi, ōrum, m.,
I. a Gallic tribe in Aquitania, in the mod. Périgueux, Caes. B. G. 7, 75; Plin. 4, 19, 33, § 109; sing., Inscr Maff. Mus. Ver 450, 8.

Origins

Gaulish tribe name, from *petru (“four”) + *corii (“tribes”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores (“four”) + *koryos (“army, tribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”), cognate with Old Irish cuire.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyPetrocoriiEth. Petrocorii (Eth. Πετροκόριοι, Ptol. 2.7.12), a Gallic people, whom Ptolemy places in Aquitania. He names the chief city Vesunna, which is Perigor…

Quick answers

What does Petrocoriī mean in Latin?
Petrocoriī, a proper noun, means “A tribe of Aquitania mentioned by Pliny, whose capital was Vesunna”.
What is the genitive of Petrocoriī?
The genitive singular is Petrocoriōrum. Petrocoriī is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Petrocoriī?
In classical Latin, [pɛ.trɔˈkɔ.ri.iː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pe.troˈkɔː.ri.i].