Metaurus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /meˈtau̯.rus/, [mɛˈt̪äu̯rʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /meˈtau̯.rus/, [meˈt̪äːu̯rus]
Proper noun
[edit]Metaurus m sg (genitive Metaurī); second declension
- One of the most important rivers of Umbria flowing into the Adriatic Sea near Fano, now still called Metauro
- A river in the Bruttian territory, now Marro
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Metaurus |
| genitive | Metaurī |
| dative | Metaurō |
| accusative | Metaurum |
| ablative | Metaurō |
| vocative | Metaure |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Metaurus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Metaurus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Metaurus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.