LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

convallis

convallis f (genitive convallis)

Meaning

  1. feminineravine, narrow enclosed valley

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconvallisconvallēs
genitiveconvallisconvallium
dativeconvallīconvallibus
accusativeconvallemconvallēs
convallīs
ablativeconvalle
convallī		convallibus
vocativeconvallisconvallēs

con-vallis, is (abl. regularly convalle, e. g. Caes. B. G. 3, 20 fin.; Liv. 1, 12, 10; Verg. G. 2, 186; id. A. 6, 679 al.:
I. convalli, Varr. R. R. 1, 12, 3; gen. plur. convallium, Plin. 36, 15, 23, § 100). f. (plur. post-class. access. form convallia, ium, n., sc. loca, Prud. στεφ. 10, 331 al.), a valley enclosed on all sides; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 42, 6 Müll.; Varr. L. L. 5, § 20 ib. (freq. and class. in prose and poetry); Lucr. 5, 1374; Cic. Agr. 2, 35, 96; Caes. B. G. 5, 32; Liv. 1, 38, 6; Verg. G. 3, 276; Juv. 16, 36 et saep.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latinconvallis

Proto-Indo-European *welH-? Latin vallis Latin convallis From con- + vallis (“valley”).

Descendants
  • Italianconvalle

Quick answers

What does convallis mean in Latin?
convallis, a noun, means “ravine, narrow enclosed valley”.
What is the genitive of convallis?
The genitive singular is convallis. convallis is feminine, third declension.
Where does convallis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin convallis.