Durius
See also: durius
Latin
Etymology
Latinized Celtic name, from Proto-Celtic *dubros (“water”).
The river between Porto and Vila Nova de Gaia
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈduː.ri.us/, [ˈduː.ri.ʊs]
Proper noun
Dūrius m sg (genitive Dūriī or Dūrī); second declension
- One of the chief rivers in Hispania, now Duero
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Dūrius |
| Genitive | Dūriī Dūrī1 |
| Dative | Dūriō |
| Accusative | Dūrium |
| Ablative | Dūriō |
| Vocative | Dūrī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- Durius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Durius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Durius in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Durius in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly