Boudica
English
Etymology
From Latin Boudicca, from Proto-Celtic *Boudīkā (from which Proto-Brythonic *Bʉðig), from Proto-Celtic *boudīkos (“victorious”), from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“booty, victory”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəʊˈdɪkə/, /ˈbuːdɪkə/
Proper noun
Boudica
- A queen of the British Iceni tribe that led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire, died c. 61 CE
- 2005, Vanessa Collingridge, chapter 9, in Boudica, Random House, →ISBN, page 183:
- The Icenian King Prasutagus died after a long a prosperous reign of at least thirteen years. On his death, he left behind two daughters and a wife whose influence would be felt for the next two thousand years: her name was Boudica, queen of the Iceni.
Derived terms
Translations
queen of the British Iceni tribe
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /buːˈdɪka/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɪka
- Hyphenation: Bou‧di‧ca
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