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Eburones
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eburones
English
Noun
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A Belgic people of Germanic or Celtic descent who lived in the upper north of Gaul in ancient times. en Celtic tribes
Anagrams
en beenorsu Bornuese bernouse suberone subornee
Latin
Etymology
If of la cel -/la cel-gau - origin, probably from la cel-pro *eburos yew-tree. However, if of la gem - origin, likely from la gem-pro *eburaz boar; a semantic "contamination" between the two senses is not impossible.Neumann, Günter (1999). "Germani cisrhenani — die Aussage der Namen". In Beck, H.; Geuenich, D.; Steuer, H. (eds.). Germanenprobleme in heutiger Sicht. Walter de Gruyter. More at Eburones.
Pronunciation
Eburōnēs
Proper noun
Eburōnēs<3.pl> m
A Gallic-Germanic tribe of Gallia Belgica
Declension
Eburōnēs<3.pl>
Derived terms
la Eburonia
References
Further reading
la Tribes