adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
līmitrophus
līmitrophus (feminine līmitropha, neuter līmitrophum)
Ecclesiastical[liˈmiː.tro.fus]
Meaning
- Late Latinadjectivefeeding the frontier soldiers
fundi limitrophi
- Late LatinMedieval Latinadjectivebroadlyon the frontier
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | līmitrophus | līmitropha | līmitrophum |
| genitive | līmitrophī | līmitrophae | līmitrophī |
| dative | līmitrophō | līmitrophae | līmitrophō |
| accusative | līmitrophum | līmitropham | līmitrophum |
| ablative | līmitrophō | līmitrophā | līmitrophō |
| vocative | līmitrophe | līmitropha | līmitrophum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | līmitrophī | līmitrophae | līmitropha |
| genitive | līmitrophōrum | līmitrophārum | līmitrophōrum |
| dative | līmitrophīs | līmitrophīs | līmitrophīs |
| accusative | līmitrophōs | līmitrophās | līmitropha |
| ablative | līmitrophīs | līmitrophīs | līmitrophīs |
| vocative | līmitrophī | līmitrophae | līmitropha |
Origins
From līmes (“border”) + Ancient Greek -τροφος (-trophos, “feeding”). Attested in the Codex Theodosianus.
Descendants
- Catalanlimítrof
- Frenchlimitrophe
- Englishlimitrophefrom French limitrophe
- Portugueselimítrofefrom French limitrophe
- Romanianlimitroffrom French limitrophe
- Spanishlimítrofefrom French limitrophe
- Italianlimitrofo
- Russianлимитрофfrom French limitrophe
In English words that came into English from līmitrophus
- limitrophelīmitrophus