Albula
See also: albula
English edit
Proper noun edit
Albula
- Albula Region, an administrative district in Grisons canton, Switzerland, which replaced Albula District in 2017.
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps dating to a Proto-Indo-European name for the river meaning "white (with sediment)" or "from the mountains," from *albʰós (“white”), *h₂elbʰós (“mountain”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈal.bu.la/, [ˈäɫ̪bʊɫ̪ä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈal.bu.la/, [ˈälbulä]
Proper noun edit
Albula m sg (genitive Albulae); first declension
- The ancient name of the Tiber
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Albula.
- A small river in Picenum, mentioned only by Pliny
- A small river that flows into the Anio near the town of Tibur
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Albula |
| Genitive | Albulae |
| Dative | Albulae |
| Accusative | Albulam |
| Ablative | Albulā |
| Vocative | Albula |
References edit
- “Albula”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Albula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ G. Alessio "Studi storico-linguisitci messapici" in Archivio Storico Pugliese p. 304; "Sul nome di Brindisi" in Archivio Storico Puglese VIII 1955 p. 211 f.; "Apulia et Calabria nel quadro della toponomastica mediterranea" in Atti del VII Congresso Internazionale di Studi Onomastici Firenze 1962 p. 85.