Stelle Septimae decimae <speciei sunt nomi...; (Bonifacii Ars Grammatica (701 - 720), De nomine, 65) [395]

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Keywords	Ethnonym: Galli, [wurzel: Gall] Ethnonym: Graeci, [wurzel: Graec] Ethnonym: Itali, [wurzel: Ital]
ID	395
Text	Bonifacii Ars Grammatica (701 - 720) Boniface
Quotation	Septimae decimae <speciei sunt nomina> gentis, ut Grecus Gallus Italus.
Translation	The seventeenth type is names referring to a people, such as 'Greek', 'Gaul' or 'Italian'. (Trans. Laura Gazzoli)
Summary	Boniface offers examples for each of the numerous groups of appellative names. The seventeenth group includes the names of gentes.
Quotation source	De nomine, 65
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Comment	Donatus gives the examples "ut Graecus, Hispanus" for the names of a gens.