Ambrones

== Latin == === Etymology === Possibly an exonym given by the Romans meaning "king of the Boii," as they were seen as a Celto-Germanic tribe; compare Umbri and Insubres. Or, of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *wambō (“womb, stomach, belly”), also preserved in the tribe name Gambrivii. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [amˈbroː.neːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [amˈbrɔː.nes] === Proper noun === Ambrōnēs m pl (genitive Ambrōnum); third declension A tribe of Denmark, mentioned by Plutarch ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, plural only. === References === “Ambrones”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Prichard, Researches Into the Physical History of Mankind: In Two Volumes, Volume 2, p. 60 Namn och bygd: tidskrift för nordisk ortnamnsforskning, Volumes 21-25, p. 43