Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arvern

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: arvern
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Arverns or Arverni, the ancient Gaulish (Celtic) tribe which inhabited what is now the Auvergne region of France.

Example Sentences

"The Arverns and Rutenes were in due courſe of warre ſubdued by Q. Fabius Maximus […]"
"In the south the Arverns and all the Iberian populations of Aquitaine had, in general, remained faithful to their hereditary chiefs."
"The Celts—Gauls as the Romans called them—were not a unified people. The numerous Gallic tribes, among which the Parisii, the Belgae, the Sequanes (Sequana-Seine) and the Arverns (in the Auvergne region), were mostly at war with one another."

Etymology

Etymology tree Gaulishbor. Latin Arvernusbor. English Arvern Borrowed from Latin Arvernus, borrowed from Gaulish.

Inflected Forms

Arverns (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Arvernia Arvernian Auvergne

Questions

What does arvern mean?: A member of the Arverns or Arverni, the ancient Gaulish (Celtic) tribe which inhabited what is now the Auvergne region of France.
Where does arvern come from?: Etymology tree Gaulishbor. Latin Arvernusbor. English Arvern Borrowed from Latin Arvernus, borrowed from Gaulish.

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