Dubis
Latin
Etymology
From Gaulish, from the root of Proto-Celtic *dubus (“black”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“black”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈduː.bis/, [ˈd̪uːbɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈdu.bis/, [ˈd̪uːbis]
The river's gorges
Proper noun
Dūbis m sg (genitive Dūbis); third declension
- A river that flows in France and Switzerland, the Doubs
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -em, ablative singular in -ī or -e), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Dūbis |
| Genitive | Dūbis |
| Dative | Dūbī |
| Accusative | Dūbim Dūbem |
| Ablative | Dūbī Dūbe |
| Vocative | Dūbis |
Descendants
- French: Doubs
References
- Dubis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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