noun · femininefirst declension
tē̆ba
tē̆ba f (genitive tē̆bae)
Classical[ˈteː.ba]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.ba]
Meaning
- hill
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tē̆ba | tē̆bae |
| genitive | tē̆bae | tē̆bārum |
| dative | tē̆bae | tē̆bīs |
| accusative | tē̆bam | tē̆bās |
| ablative | tē̆bā | tē̆bīs |
| vocative | tē̆ba | tē̆bae |
teba, ae, f., an old Latin term, in Varro's time still used among the Sabines, signifying
I. a hill:
lingua prisca et in Graeciā Aeolis Boeotii sine afflatu vocant colles tebas: et in Sabinis, quo e Graeciā venerunt Pelasgi, etiam nunc ita dicunt: cujus vestigium in agro Sabino via Salaria non longe a Reate milliarius clivus appellatur Thebae, Varr. R. R. 3, 1, 6.Origins
From Sabine, cf. also Tībur. If vowel long, can be compared with Θῆβαι (Thêbai) - in fact just this is conjectured by Varro; if short, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tebʰ- (“post, pole, base”).