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Arverni
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English
Alternative forms
en Averni
Etymology
en la Arvernī m-p.
Pronunciation
en /ɑːɹˈvɜːɹnaɪ/
Noun
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en Q382553 en historical An ancient, powerful Gallic tribe living in what is now the Auvergne region of France, who opposed the Romans on several occasions. en Celtic tribes
en Arvern<alt:Arverns> Arvernian<alt:Arvernians>
en 2007 Robb Graham Graham Robb Chapter 1: The Undiscovered Continent The Discovery of France: A Historical Geography W.W. Norton and Company 21 9780393068825 The vast plateau of the Massif Central was still the fortress it had been when the Arverni tribes held out against the Romans. Its rivers were unnavigable and its links to the rest of France practically non-existent.
Translations
ancient Gallic tribe
French: fr Arvernes m-p
Italian: it arverni m-p
Latin: la Arvernī m-p
Marathi: mr आरवेर्नी m
Portuguese: pt arvernos m-p
Spanish: es arvernos m-p
Anagrams
en aeinrrv arriven Ranvier
en Ethnonyms Tribes
Latin
Etymology
la cel-gau - tribe whose name, cel-gau *Are-lica, is said to mean "the foremost rock," from cel-gau *are in front of << la cel-pro *ɸare in front of + cel-gau *lica rock << cel-pro *ɸlikkā stone.
Pronunciation
Arvernī
Proper noun
Arvernī<2> m
Arverni
Declension
Arvernī<2>
References
la Celtic tribes