urbs
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
According to the w:Urbian theory, from *OR/UR- or *OL/UL-, "huge, big, elevated". Cognate with Thracian Az-oros, Basque uri, hiri (“township”), Greek λαβύρινθος (labyrinthos) and Sumerian Ur and Urbillum, today the city of Irbil. This theory is opposed by many linguists.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
urbs (genitive urbis); f, third declension
- a city, walled town
- Catiline Orations by Cicero (Latin text and English translations may be found here, a parsed version is here)
- O di immortales, ubinam gentium sumus? Quam rem publicam habemus? In qua urbe vivimus?.
- O ye immortal gods, where on earth are we? In what city are we living? What is the government we have?
- O di immortales, ubinam gentium sumus? Quam rem publicam habemus? In qua urbe vivimus?.
- Urbi et orbi.
- To the city and the world.
- Urbi ferro flammāque minitatus est.
- He threatened the city with fire and sword.
- Catiline Orations by Cicero (Latin text and English translations may be found here, a parsed version is here)
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | urbs | urbēs |
| genitive | urbis | urbium |
| dative | urbī | urbibus |
| accusative | urbem | urbēs 1 |
| ablative | urbe | urbibus |
| vocative | urbs | urbēs |
1 May also be urbīs.
