proper noun · femininefirst declension
Amīsia
Amīsia f sg (genitive Amīsiae)
Classical[aˈmiː.si.a]Ecclesiastical[aˈmiː.s̬i.a]
Meaning
- The river Ems
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Amīsia | — |
| genitive | Amīsiae | — |
| dative | Amīsiae | — |
| accusative | Amīsiam | — |
| ablative | Amīsiā | — |
| vocative | Amīsia | — |
Ămīsĭa, ae.
I. Masc., a river in Germany, now the Ems, Tac. A. 1, 60; 1, 63; 2, 23; in Plin. 4, 14, 28, § 100, and Mel. 3, 3, called ămīsĭus, ii; cf. Mann. Germ. 419. —
II. Fem., a fortress built by the Romans upon the Ems (near the Fort Delf Zyl, in West Friesland), Tac. A. 2, 8; cf. Mann. Germ. 82.
Origins
According to Krahe, of pre-Indo-European (substrate) origin. Also see Old European hydronymy.
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyAmisiaAmisia or AMISIUS (Ἀμάσιος or Ἀμασία, the Ems), a river in northern Germany, rising in the hills of the Weser, and emptying itself into the German Oce…GeographyAmisiaAmisia a place on the left bank of the river Amisia (Ems), in Germany. (Tac. Ann. 2.8.) This place, which is not mentioned by any other ancient author…