proper noun · femininefirst declension
Vercellae
Vercellae f pl (genitive Vercellārum)
Classical[wɛrˈkɛl.lae̯]Ecclesiastical[verˈt͡ʃɛl.le]
Meaning
- feminineplurala town in Cisalpine Gaul situated on the right bank of the Sessites, now Vercelli
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Vercellae |
| genitive | — | Vercellārum |
| dative | — | Vercellīs |
| accusative | — | Vercellās |
| ablative | — | Vercellīs |
| vocative | — | Vercellae |
| locative | — | Vercellīs |
Vercellae, ārum, f.,
I. a town in Gallia Cisalpina, now Borgo Vercelli, Plin. 3, 17, 21, § 124; Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 19, 2; Tac. H. 1, 70.—Hence,
A. Vercellensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Vercellœ:
ager, Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 78.—B. † Vercellīnus, a, um, adj., of Vercellœ, Vercelline: PORTA, Inscr. Marin. Fratr. Arv. p. 772.
Origins
Said to be of Celtic (Gaulish or Ligurian) origin, meaning something like "upper settlement," from Proto-Celtic *uɸor- (“upper, over”) + *kella (“settlement”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”), like cella (“cell”)).