Dubis

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See also: dubis and dubiš

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Gaulish, from the root of Proto-Celtic *dubus (black), itself from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (black).

Pronunciation[edit]

The river's gorges

Proper noun[edit]

Dūbis m sg (genitive Dūbis); third declension

  1. A river that flows in France and Switzerland, the Doubs

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or -em, ablative singular in or -e), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Dūbis
Genitive Dūbis
Dative Dūbī
Accusative Dūbim
Dūbem
Ablative Dūbī
Dūbe
Vocative Dūbis

Descendants[edit]

  • French: Doubs

References[edit]

  • Dubis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.