Plavis
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to flow”); see also Latin linter (“bath, trough, boat”) and Latin pluit (“it rains”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpla.u̯is/, [ˈpɫ̪äu̯ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpla.vis/, [ˈpläːvis]
Proper noun edit
Plavis m sg (genitive Plavis); third declension
- the Piave river
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Plavis |
| Genitive | Plavis |
| Dative | Plavī |
| Accusative | Plavem |
| Ablative | Plave |
| Vocative | Plavis |
| Locative | Plavī Plave |
Descendants edit
- Italian: Piave
References edit
- Plavis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.