Areva

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈreː.u̯a/, [äˈreːu̯ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈre.va/, [äˈrɛːvä]

Proper noun

Arēva f sg (genitive Arēvae); first declension

1. A river (perhaps the river Ucero) tributary of the Durius
   • c. 77 CE – 79 CE, Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia 3.4:

     Arevacis nomen dedit fluvius Areva.

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Arēva
Genitive	Arēvae
Dative	Arēvae
Accusative	Arēvam
Ablative	Arēvā
Vocative	Arēva

Derived terms

• Arēvāci

References

• Areva in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Areva”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly