proper noun · masculinethird declension
Līris
Līris m sg (genitive Līris)
Classical[ˈliː.rɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈliː.ris]
Meaning
- a major river in Latium, Italy, now the Liri
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Līris | — |
| genitive | Līris | — |
| dative | Līrī | — |
| accusative | Līrim Līrin, Līrem | — |
| ablative | Līrī | — |
| vocative | Līris | — |
Līris, is, m.,
I. a river between Latium and Campania, now Garigliano, Hor. C. 1, 31, 7; Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 227, 3, 5, 9, § 56; Cic. Leg. 2, 3, 6; Luc. 2, 424.— Acc.:
Lirem, Cic. Leg. 2, 3, 6: Lirim, Liv. 26, 9: Lirin, Tac. A. 12, 56.—Hence, II. Līrī-nas or Līrēnas, ātis, adj., of or belonging to the Liris:
interamnates Succasini, qui et Lirenates vocantur, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 54.Origins
Probably from a zero-grade extension *li-ro- of Proto-Indo-European *(s)lei- (“slime, slimy, sticky”) (see also English slime (noun)). DNGI instead suggests a derivation from a pre-Roman hydronym *liri- (“muddy water”).
Descendants
- ItalianLiri