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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Trēverī

Trēverī m pl (genitive Trēverōrum)
Classical[ˈtreː.wɛ.riː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtrɛː.ve.ri]

Meaning

  1. A tribe of Gallia Belgica whose chief town was Augusta Treverorum
  2. pluralplural of Trēvir

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Trēverī
genitive—Trēverōrum
dative—Trēverīs
accusative—Trēverōs
ablative—Trēverīs
vocative—Trēverī

Trēvĕri (Trēvĭri), ōrum, m.
I. A people in Gallia Belgica, between the Moselle and the forest of Ardennes, in and about the mod. Treves, Caes. B. G. 1, 37; 2, 24; 3, 11; 6, 8 et saep.; Mel. 3, 2, 4; Plin. 4, 17, 31, § 106; Liv. Epit. 107 al.—In sing.: Trēvĭr, one of the Treviri, Tac. H. 3, 35; 4, 55; Luc. 1, 441.—In a pun with tresviri, Cic. Fam. 7, 13, 3.—
B. Afterwards, the town of the Treviri, the mod. Treves, Amm. 15, 11, 9; called, at an earlier date, Augusta Trevirorum, Mel. 3, 2, 4.—
II. Hence, Trēvĕ-rĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Treveri: ager, Plin. 18, 20, 49, § 183; 11, 49, 109, § 262: tumultus, Tac. A. 3, 42 fin.: proelium, id. H. 5, 17: urbs, i. e. Treves, Aus. Urb. 4.

Origins

Gaulish name, perhaps from Proto-Celtic *trē-uer-o (“river crossers”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₂- (“through, throughout, over”) + *wódr̥ (“water”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyTreveriEth. Treveri or TREVIRI (Eth. Τρηούϊροι, Eth. Τριβηροί, Eth. Ptol). There is authority for both forms of the name. The position of the Treviri is dete…

Quick answers

What does Trēverī mean in Latin?
Trēverī, a proper noun, means “A tribe of Gallia Belgica whose chief town was Augusta Treverorum; plural of Trēvir”.
What is the genitive of Trēverī?
The genitive singular is Trēverōrum. Trēverī is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Trēverī?
In classical Latin, [ˈtreː.wɛ.riː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtrɛː.ve.ri].