Usipetes

== English == === Noun === Usipetes pl (plural only) (historical) An ancient tribe who moved into the area on the right bank (the northern or eastern bank) of the lower Rhine in the 1st century BC, putting them in contact with Gaul and the Roman Empire. Synonym: Usipii == Latin == === Alternative forms === Usipii === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ʊˈsɪ.pɛ.teːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [uˈs̬iː.pe.tes] === Proper noun === Usipetēs m pl (genitive Usipetum); third declension A Germanic tribe which dwelt on the lower course of the Rhine, mentioned by Caesar together with the Tencteri ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, plural only. === References === “Usipetes”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Usipetes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly