ΒΡΕΤΤΑΝΙΚΟΝ, βρεττανικον
BRETTANIKON, brettanikon
Sounds Like: bret-ta-ni-KON
Translations: British, a British one, Britannicus
From the root: ΒΡΕΤΤΑΝΙΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'British' or 'pertaining to Britain'. In the provided context, it is used as a proper noun, referring to 'Britannicus', the son of the Roman Emperor Claudius. It can describe something or someone from Britain.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 20 — 8:153
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Two — 12:27
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΡΕΤΤΑΝΙΚΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΒΡΕΤΤΑΝΙΚΟΣ — British
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