Dubis
Latin
Etymology
From Gaulish, from the root of Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“black”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈduː.bɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈd̪uː.bis]
Proper noun
Dūbis m sg (genitive Dūbis); third declension
- a river in modern France and Switzerland; modern Doubs
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -em, ablative singular in -ī or -e), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Dūbis |
| genitive | Dūbis |
| dative | Dūbī |
| accusative | Dūbim Dūbem |
| ablative | Dūbī Dūbe |
| vocative | Dūbis |
Descendants
- French: Doubs
References
- Dubis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.