proper noun · masculinethird declension
Turonēs
Turonēs m pl (genitive Turonum)
Classical[ˈtʊ.rɔ.neːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtuː.ro.nes]
Meaning
- A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief town was Caesarodunum
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Turonēs |
| genitive | — | Turonum |
| dative | — | Turonibus |
| accusative | — | Turonēs |
| ablative | — | Turonibus |
| vocative | — | Turonēs |
Tŭrŏnes, um, m.,
I. a people in Gallia Lugdunensis, on the Liger, near the site of the mod. Tours, Caes. B. G. 2, 35; 7, 4; Plin. 4, 18, 32, § 107.—Called afterwards Tŭrŏ-ni or Tŭrŏnĭi, ōrum, Tac. A. 3, 41; Caes. B. G. 7, 75; Hirt. B. G. 8, 46; Amm. 15, 11, 12.—Hence, Tŭrŏnĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Turones, Turonic:
ecclesiae episcopatus, of Tours, Sulp. Sev. Vit. S. Mart. 9.—Tŭrŏnĭcensis, e, Ven. Misc. 8, 21.Origins
Gaulish name, from Proto-Indo-European *teur (“strong”), related to Gaulish *au-tura (“forceless”); the Gallic settlement Autricum, and the Illyrian names *Turus and *Turelius.