Scaldis

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈskal.dis/, [ˈs̠käɫ̪d̪ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈskal.dis/, [ˈskäl̪d̪is]

View of the river

Proper noun

Scaldis m sg (genitive Scaldis); third declension

1. A river in Gallia Belgica, now the Scheldt

Declension

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

Case	Singular
Nominative	Scaldis
Genitive	Scaldis
Dative	Scaldī
Accusative	Scaldem
Ablative	Scalde
Vocative	Scaldis

Descendants

• English: Scheldt
• French: Escaut
• Italian: Schelda

References

• “Scaldis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Scaldis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Scaldis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.