Vercellae
Latin
Etymology
Said to be of Celtic (Gaulish or Ligurian) origin, meaning something like "upper settlement," from Proto-Celtic *uɸor- (“upper, over”) + *kella (“settlement”) (from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”), like cella (“cell”)).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [wɛrˈkɛl.lae̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [verˈt͡ʃɛl.le]
Proper noun
Vercellae f pl (genitive Vercellārum); first declension
- a town in Cisalpine Gaul situated on the right bank of the Sessites, now Vercelli
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Vercellae |
| genitive | Vercellārum |
| dative | Vercellīs |
| accusative | Vercellās |
| ablative | Vercellīs |
| vocative | Vercellae |
| locative | Vercellīs |
Derived terms
- Vercellēnsis
- Vercellīnus
References
- “Vercellae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Vercellae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “Vercellae”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Gasca Queirazza, Giuliano; Marcato, Carla; Pellegrini, Giovan Battista; Petracco Siccardi, Giulia; Rossebastiano, Alda (1990, 1997), Dizionario di toponomastica, Turin: UTET, →ISBN, p. 78