Dubis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Gaulish, from the root of Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“black”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈduː.bis/, [ˈd̪uːbɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdu.bis/, [ˈd̪uːbis]
Proper noun edit
Dūbis m sg (genitive Dūbis); third declension
- A river that flows in France and Switzerland, the Doubs
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -em, ablative singular in -ī or -e), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Dūbis |
Genitive | Dūbis |
Dative | Dūbī |
Accusative | Dūbim Dūbem |
Ablative | Dūbī Dūbe |
Vocative | Dūbis |
Descendants edit
- French: Doubs
References edit
- Dubis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.