Redones

English Alternative forms en Rhedones Riedones Etymology en la Rēdonēs. en Rennes. Noun p en historical A Gallic tribe dwelling in the eastern part of the Brittany peninsula during the Iron Age and subsequent Roman conquest of Gaul. Latin Alternative forms la Rhēdonēs Etymology Also seen as grc Ῥήδονες, grc Ῥηΐδονες; the name means "those who use chariots" or "those who ride well," from la cel-gau *reda chariot, from la cel-pro *rēdo- to ride; riding, chariot, from la ine-pro *(H)reydʰ- to ride. Cognate with modern cy gorwydd. Pronunciation Rēdonēs Proper noun Rēdonēs<3.pl> m A Celtic tribe of Gallia Lugdunensis, whose chief town was Condate Declension Rēdonēs<3.pl> References Linguistically Celtic ethnonyms: towards a classification: EN Celtic and Other Languages in Ancient Europe la Tribes