limitrophus

Latin

Etymology

From līmes (“border”) + Ancient Greek -τροφος (-trophos, “feeding”). Attested in the Codex Theodosianus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

līmitrophus (feminine līmitropha, neuter līmitrophum); first/second-declension adjective (Late Latin)

  1. feeding the frontier soldiers
    fundi limitrophi
  2. (Medieval Latin, by extension) on the frontier

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative līmitrophus līmitropha līmitrophum līmitrophī līmitrophae līmitropha
genitive līmitrophī līmitrophae līmitrophī līmitrophōrum līmitrophārum līmitrophōrum
dative līmitrophō līmitrophae līmitrophō līmitrophīs
accusative līmitrophum līmitropham līmitrophum līmitrophōs līmitrophās līmitropha
ablative līmitrophō līmitrophā līmitrophō līmitrophīs
vocative līmitrophe līmitropha līmitrophum līmitrophī līmitrophae līmitropha

Descendants

  • → French: limitrophe
    • → English: limitrophe
    • → Portuguese: limítrofe
    • → Spanish: limítrofe
    • → Russian: лимитроф (limitrof)
  • → Italian: limitrofo

References

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