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Silures
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silures
English
Noun
p
en historical A powerful and warlike tribe or tribal confederation of ancient Britain, occupying what is now southeast Wales and perhaps some adjoining areas.
Derived terms
en Silurian
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from la grc Σίλυρες, of la cel - origin, possibly la cel-pro *sīlom seed; stock, lineage. Patrizia de Bernardo Stempel (2014). García Alonso, Juan Luis (ed.). Continental Celtic Word Formation: the Onomastic Data. Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca. p. 70.
Pronunciation
Silurēs
Proper noun
Silurēs<3.pl> m
A tribe of Britannia, whose main towns were Isca Silurum and Venta Silurum
Declension
Silurēs<3.pl>
References
la Tribes