Utus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Thracian *ūt (“water, river”), from Proto-Indo-European *ūd from *wódr̥ (“water”), and cognate with Sanskrit उदन् (udán, “water”), Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈu.tus/, [ˈʊt̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈu.tus/, [ˈuːt̪us]
View of the river
Proper noun
Utus m sg (genitive Utī); second declension
- A tributary river of the Danube that flows in Moesia, now called Vit
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Utus |
| Genitive | Utī |
| Dative | Utō |
| Accusative | Utum |
| Ablative | Utō |
| Vocative | Ute |
References
- Duridanov, Ivan Vasiliev (1985) Die Sprache der Thraker, Hieronymus Verlag, →ISBN, pages 86
Further reading
- “Utus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Utus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette