Arcobriga

== Latin == === Etymology === From Celtiberian, from a compound of Proto-Celtic *arkʷos (“bow”) + *brigā (“hill”), i.e. “bow-shaped hill”. Another suggested derivation from *artos (“bear”) is dubious owing to the unexplained sound change to c; the connection to “bow” is solidified by images of bows found on local stelae. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ar.kɔˈbriː.ɡa] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ar.koˈbriː.ɡa] === Proper noun === Arcobrīga f sg (genitive Arcobrīgae); first declension The name of three ancient towns in modern Spain, of which one has been securely located: A settlement of the Celtiberians in Hispania Tarraconensis. ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, with locative, singular only. === References === “Arcobriga”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Arcobriga”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly Koch, John T. (2016), “Phoenicians in the West and the Break-up of the Atlantic Bronze Age and Proto-Celtic”, in John T. Koch, Barry Cunliffe, editors, Celtic from the West, volume 3, Atlantic Europe in the Metal Ages: Questions of Shared Language, Oxford: Oxbow Books, →ISBN, page 441