What does vergobretus mean in Latin?

vergobretus, a noun, means “Chief magistrate of the Aedui, vergobret”.

What is the genitive of vergobretus?

The genitive singular is vergobretī. vergobretus is masculine, second declension.

In classical Latin, [wɛrˈɡɔ.brɛ.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [verˈɡɔː.bre.tus].

noun · masculinesecond declension

vergobretus m (genitive vergobretī)

Classical[wɛrˈɡɔ.brɛ.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[verˈɡɔː.bre.tus]

masculineChief magistrate of the Aedui, vergobret
qui summo magistratui praeerat, quem vergobretum appellant Haeduic. 52 BCE, Julius Caesar, Commentarii de bello Gallico 1.16

summus magistrātus Haeduōrum

chief magistrate (Aedui)

vergobretus -ī (m) — in De Bello Gallico I

declension
form	singular	plural
nominative	vergobretus	vergobretī virgobretī
genitive	vergobretī virgobretī	vergobretōrum virgobretōrum
dative	vergobretō virgobretō	vergobretīs virgobretīs
accusative	vergobretum virgobretum	vergobretōs virgobretōs
ablative	vergobretō virgobretō	vergobretīs virgobretīs
vocative	vergobrete virgobrete	vergobretī virgobretī

Vergŏbrĕtus, i, m., = Βεργόβρετος;

I. paraphr., the title of the chief magistrate among the Ædui, Caes. B. G. 1, 16.

From Gaulish uercobretos.

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