Timavus
Latin
Etymology
Possibly from an extension of Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow, stream, melt”), similar to Tifernus in Samnium.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɪˈmaː.wʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t̪iˈmaː.vus]
Proper noun
Timāvus m sg (genitive Timāvī); second declension
- A river of Venetia which flows into the Adriatic Sea between Aquileia and Tergeste
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Timāvus |
| genitive | Timāvī |
| dative | Timāvō |
| accusative | Timāvum |
| ablative | Timāvō |
| vocative | Timāve |
References
- 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.