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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Querquernī

Querquernī m pl (genitive Querquernōrum)
Classical[kʷɛrˈkʷɛr.niː]Ecclesiastical[kʷerˈkʷɛr.ni]

Meaning

  1. A Celtic tribe of Gallaecia, Hispania Tarraconensis

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Querquernī
genitive—Querquernōrum
dative—Querquernīs
accusative—Querquernōs
ablative—Querquernīs
vocative—Querquernī

Origins

Of Celtic/Gallaecian origin, from Proto-Celtic *kʷerkʷernos, from *kʷerkʷus, from Proto-Indo-European *pérkus ~ *pr̥kʷéu- (“oak”) + *-erno-, probably meaning the "Oaken People".

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyQuerquerniEth. Querquerni (Plin. Nat. 3.3. s. 4; Quarquerni, Inscr. ap. Gruter, p. 245. 2; Quacerni, Κουακερνοί, Ptol. 2.6.47), a people in the NW. of Hispania …

Quick answers

What does Querquernī mean in Latin?
Querquernī, a proper noun, means “A Celtic tribe of Gallaecia, Hispania Tarraconensis”.
What is the genitive of Querquernī?
The genitive singular is Querquernōrum. Querquernī is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Querquernī?
In classical Latin, [kʷɛrˈkʷɛr.niː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kʷerˈkʷɛr.ni].