proper noun · masculinethird declension
Teutonēs
Teutonēs m pl (genitive Teutonum)
Meaning
- The Teutons, an ancient tribe associated with the Cimbri and defeated by the Romans under Gaius Marius
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Teutonēs |
| genitive | — | Teutonum |
| dative | — | Teutonibus |
| accusative | — | Teutonēs |
| ablative | — | Teutonibus |
| vocative | — | Teutonēs |
Origins
Probably from a Celtic or Germanic ethnonym meaning “the people” or “the tribe”, from Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh₂ (“people, tribe”). Compare Proto-Celtic *toutā (“people, tribe”), Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰 (þiuda, “people”), Old English þēod (“people, nation”), and German Deutsch. The recorded Latin and Greek forms with initial T- do not correspond directly to later Proto-Germanic *þeudō (“people”), and may reflect Celtic mediation, an early pre-Grimm Germanic form, or classical adaptation. More at Teutons.
Descendants
- EnglishTeuton
- EnglishTeutonic
- Ancient GreekΤεύτονες