Orobis

Latin

Alternative forms

• Orbis

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ro.bis/, [ˈɔrɔbɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ro.bis/, [ˈɔːrobis]

The river in Béziers

Proper noun

Orobis m sg (genitive Orobis); third declension

1. A river in Gallia Narbonensis which flows into the Mediterranean Sea, now the river Orb

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Orobis
Genitive	Orobis
Dative	Orobī
Accusative	Orobem
Ablative	Orobe
Vocative	Orobis

References

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