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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Taurīnī

Taurīnī m pl (genitive Taurīnōrum)

Meaning

  1. A Celto-Ligurian tribe of ancient Piedmont, whose chief town was Taurasia, later Augusta Taurinorum, now Turin.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Taurīnī
genitive—Taurīnōrum
dative—Taurīnīs
accusative—Taurīnōs
ablative—Taurīnīs
vocative—Taurīnī

Taurīni, ōrum, m.,
I. a people of Northern Italy, near the modern Turin (Augusta Taurinorum), Plin. 3, 17, 21, § 123; Liv. 21, 38 sq.; Tac. H. 2, 66.—Hence, Taurīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Taurini, Taurine: saltus, Liv. 5, 34: campi, Sil. 3, 646.

Origins

Disputed, suggestions include: * Derivative of Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”) * Borrowed through Ancient Ligurian or another Celtic language from Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”); folk etymology would later connect the name directly to the Latin cognate taurus.

Descendants
  • ItalianTorino
  • PiedmonteseTurin

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyTauriniEth. Taurini (Ταυρινοί), a Ligurian tribe, who occupied the country on the E. slope of the Alps, down to the left bank of the Padus, in the upper part…

Quick answers

What does Taurīnī mean in Latin?
Taurīnī, a proper noun, means “A Celto-Ligurian tribe of ancient Piedmont, whose chief town was Taurasia, later Augusta Taurinorum, now Turin.”.
What is the genitive of Taurīnī?
The genitive singular is Taurīnōrum. Taurīnī is masculine, second declension.