Timavus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from an extension of Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow, stream, melt”), similar to Tifernus in Samnium.[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /tiˈmaː.u̯us/, [t̪ɪˈmäːu̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tiˈma.vus/, [t̪iˈmäːvus]
Proper noun edit
Timāvus m sg (genitive Timāvī); second declension
- A river of Venetia which flows into the Adriatic Sea between Aquileia and Tergeste
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Timāvus |
| Genitive | Timāvī |
| Dative | Timāvō |
| Accusative | Timāvum |
| Ablative | Timāvō |
| Vocative | Timāve |
References edit
- Timavus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Timavus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- ^ DNGI: Dizionario dei nomi geografici italiani, TEA, Torino 1992.