proper noun · masculinethird declension
Albis
Albis m sg (genitive Albis)
Classical[ˈaɫ.bɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈal.bis]
Meaning
- masculinesingularElbe (a river in Germany)
Gallias et Hispanias provincias et Germaniam qua includit oceanus a Gadibus ad ostium Albis fluminis pacavi.
Augustus, Monumentum Ancyranum 5
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Albis | — |
| genitive | Albis | — |
| dative | Albī | — |
| accusative | Albim Albin | — |
| ablative | Albī | — |
| vocative | Albis | — |
| locative | Albī | — |
Albis, is, m. v. albus,
I. a river of Germany, now the Elbe, Tac. G. 41; id. A. 4, 44:
Albin liquere Cherusci, Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 452.—Also Alba, ae, m., Vop. Prob. 13.Origins
Of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *albī (“river”), see also Old Norse Elfr, Swedish älv (“river”), Norwegian elv (“river”), Old English elf, and Middle Low German elve (“river-bed”).