LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Pictonēs

Pictonēs m pl (genitive Pictonum)
Classical[ˈpɪk.tɔ.neːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈpik.to.nes]

Meaning

  1. A Celtic tribe of Aquitania, whose capital was Limonum

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Pictonēs
genitive—Pictonum
dative—Pictonibus
accusative—Pictonēs
ablative—Pictonibus
vocative—Pictonēs

Pictŏnes, um, m.,
I. a people in Aquitanian Gaul, in the mod. Pays de Poiteau, Caes. B. G. 3, 11; Hirt. B. G. 8, 26; 27; Plin. 4, 19, 33, § 108; Luc. 1, 436.—Hence,
II. Pictŏnĭcus, a, um, adj., Pictonic: Pictonicum litus, Aus. Ep. 9, 36.

Origins

The -on element suggests that the name was borrowed through Ancient Greek rather than coined, probably ultimately related to the Celtic origin of Pictus.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyPictonesEth. Pictones (Πίκτονες), and, at a later period, PICTAVI were a Gallic nation, south of the Loire and on the coast of the Atlantic. Ptolemy (2.7.6) p…

Quick answers

What does Pictonēs mean in Latin?
Pictonēs, a proper noun, means “A Celtic tribe of Aquitania, whose capital was Limonum”.
What is the genitive of Pictonēs?
The genitive singular is Pictonum. Pictonēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Pictonēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈpɪk.tɔ.neːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpik.to.nes].