Limia
Latin
The Limici lived along the Limia river, whose high course was in the past a shallow lake
View of the river
Etymology
From Gallaecian, from Proto-Celtic *līmo- (“flood; marsh”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyH- (“to flow”).
Proper noun
Līmia m sg (genitive Līmiae); first declension
- A river of Gallaecia, Hispania Tarraconensis, now called Lima in Portuguese and Limia in Galician
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Līmia |
| Genitive | Līmiae |
| Dative | Līmiae |
| Accusative | Līmiam |
| Ablative | Līmiā |
| Vocative | Līmia |
| Locative | Līmiae |
Related terms
References
- Curchin, Leonard A. (2008). "The toponyms of the Roman Galicia: New Study", Cuadernos de Estudios Gallegos, LV (121), pages 109-136.
- Limia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Limia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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