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Boudicca
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English
Proper noun
en Boudica.
en David Barnett Duncan Mackay Boudicca returns as a 21st-century feminist – 2,000 years after her death The Observer 2023-04-02 https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/apr/02/boudicca-returns-as-a-21st-century-feminist-2000-years-after-her-death 0029-7712 Mackay says: “There is almost a mythological aspect to Boudicca, and she’s sometimes seen in the same way as King Arthur, but we know Boudicca was real, we just don’t know a huge amount about her.
en-GB Esther Addley ‘Extraordinary’ iron age war trumpet find in Britain may have Boudicca links The Guardian 2026-01-07 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/07/iron-age-war-trumpet-find-britain-norfolk-boudicca-links 0261-3077 An “extraordinary” iron age war trumpet that may have links to the Celtic tribe led by Boudicca in the period they were battling the invading Roman army has been discovered by archaeologists in Norfolk.
Latin
Alternative forms
la Boadica
la Boudicēa Bouducēa Boadicēa
Etymology
la cel-pro *Boudīkā, from cel-pro *boudīkos victorious. Cognate with cy Buddug.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Boudicca<1>
Boudica queen of the Iceni tribe
la Tac. Agr. 16
la Tac. A. 14 31
Inflection
Boudicca<1>
Descendants
en Boudica 1
nb Boudicca 1
References
la Individuals
Norwegian Bokmål
nb:
250px|thumb|Statue of Boudicca by Thomas Thornycroft, near Westminster pier.
Alternative forms
nb Boadicea Boudica
Etymology
From nb la Boudicca, from nb cel-gau *Boudīkā, from nb cel-pro *Boudīkā, from nb cel-pro *boudīkos victorious, from nb cel-pro *boudi booty, victory.
Pronunciation
nb /buːˈdɪkːa/
nb nb-boudicca.ogg
nb ɪkːa
nb Bou dic ca
Proper noun
nb proper noun
Boudica a queen of the British Iceni tribe that led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire
References
“Boudicca” in Store norske leksikon
nb Individuals