Limia

Latin

Etymology

From Gallaecian, from Proto-Celtic *līmo- (“flood; marsh”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyH- (“to flow”).

Proper noun

Līmia m sg (genitive Līmiae); first declension

  1. A river of Gallaecia, Hispania Tarraconensis, now called Lima in Portuguese and Limia in Galician

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Līmia
genitive Līmiae
dative Līmiae
accusative Līmiam
ablative Līmiā
vocative Līmia
locative Līmiae

References

  • Curchin, Leonard A. (2008). "The toponyms of the Roman Galicia: New Study", Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos, LV (121), pages 109-136.
  • Limia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Limia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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