Celbis

Latin

Alternative forms

• Gelbis

View of the river

Etymology

Of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *gilum (“brook”). Compare Proto-Germanic *gilją (“brook, gully”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkel.bis/, [ˈkɛɫ̪bɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃel.bis/, [ˈt͡ʃɛlbis]

Proper noun

Celbis m sg (genitive Celbis); third declension

1. The river Kyll, tributary of the Moselle

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Celbis
Genitive	Celbis
Dative	Celbī
Accusative	Celbem
Ablative	Celbe
Vocative	Celbis

References

• “Gelbis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly