Tibur
Latin
Etymology
Probably related to Tiberis and the praenomen Tiberius. In Roman lore, the city was said to have been named for Tibertus, son of the city's founder Catillus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtiː.bur/, [ˈt̪iːbʊr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈti.bur/, [ˈt̪iːbur]
Proper noun
Tībur n sg (genitive Tīburis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Tībur |
Genitive | Tīburis |
Dative | Tīburī |
Accusative | Tībur |
Ablative | Tībure |
Vocative | Tībur |
Locative | Tīburī Tībure |
Derived terms
References
- “Tibur”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Tibur in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Tibur”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Chase, George Davis (1897). "The Origin of Roman Praenomina". Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. VIII.