Tamaris
See also: tamaris
Latin
View of the river
View of the river
Tambre`s canyon
Alternative forms
- Tamara
Etymology
From Celtic, either from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥H-ró-, from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *temH- (“dark”); or from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥h₁-ró-, from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- (“to cut”).[1] From the same root of Thames and Tamarus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈta.ma.ris/, [ˈta.ma.rɪs]
Noun
Tamaris f (genitive Tamaris); third declension
- A river of Gallaecia, Hispania Tarraconensis, now the Tambre
Inflection
Third declension i-stem.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tamaris |
| Genitive | Tamaris |
| Dative | Tamarī |
| Accusative | Tamarem |
| Ablative | Tamare |
| Vocative | Tamaris |
Descendants
- Galician: Tambre
References
- Tamaris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Tamaris in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Falileyev, Alexander (1997). Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names, Aberystwyth University.