Plavis

See also: plavíš and pļāvis

Latin

Alternative forms

• Plavus

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to flow”); see also Latin linter (“bath, trough, boat”) and Latin pluit (“it rains”).

The Piave river

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpla.u̯is/, [ˈpɫ̪äu̯ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpla.vis/, [ˈpläːvis]

Proper noun

Plavis m sg (genitive Plavis); third declension

1. the Piave river

Declension

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

• Italian: Piave

References

• Plavis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.