Albis
See also: albis
Latin
Alternative forms
- Alba
Etymology
Of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”), see also Old Norse Elfr, Swedish älv (“river”), Norwegian elv (“river”), Old English elf, and Middle Low German elve (“river-bed”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈal.bis/, [ˈäɫ̪bɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈal.bis/, [ˈälbis]
View of the river
Proper noun
Albis m sg (genitive Albis); third declension
- the River Elbe of Germany
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Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -in, ablative singular in -ī), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Albis |
| Genitive | Albis |
| Dative | Albī |
| Accusative | Albim Albin |
| Ablative | Albī |
| Vocative | Albis |
| Locative | Albī |
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
Further reading
Albis on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la- “Albis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Albis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 95/1
- “Albis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “Albis” on page 93/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)