LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Rēmī

Rēmī m pl (genitive Rēmōrum)
Classical[ˈreː.miː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛː.mi]

Meaning

  1. A tribe of Gallia Belgica whose chief town was Durocortorum

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Rēmī
genitive—Rēmōrum
dative—Rēmīs
accusative—Rēmōs
ablative—Rēmīs
vocative—Rēmī

Rēmi (Rhēmi), ōrum, m.
I. A considerable people of Gaul, in the region round about the modern Rheims, Caes. B. G. 2, 3; 5 sq.; 9; 12; 3, 11; 5, 3 et saep.; Tac. H. 4, 67 sq.—In sing.: Iccius Remus, Caes. B. G. 2, 6.—Poet., collect., Luc. 1, 424.—
II. In later authors, the chief town of the Remi, now Rheims (in earlier writers, Durocortorum; cf. Caes. B. G. 6, 44), Amm. 15, 11, 10; 16, 2, 8.

Origins

A Gaulish name meaning "chieftains, first ones", from Proto-Celtic *ɸreimos.

Descendants
  • FrenchReims

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyRemiEth. Remi (Ῥημοί), a people of Gallia Belgica (Ptol. 2.9.12) along the Sequana (Seine). Their capital was Durocortorum (Reims). This is Ptolemy's desc…

Quick answers

What does Rēmī mean in Latin?
Rēmī, a proper noun, means “A tribe of Gallia Belgica whose chief town was Durocortorum”.
What is the genitive of Rēmī?
The genitive singular is Rēmōrum. Rēmī is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Rēmī?
In classical Latin, [ˈreː.miː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrɛː.mi].