proper noun · neuterthird declension
Tībur
Tībur n sg (genitive Tīburis)
Classical[ˈtiː.bʊr]Ecclesiastical[ˈtiː.bur]
Meaning
- a town in Latium, seated on the Anio; modern Tivoli
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Tībur | — |
| genitive | Tīburis | — |
| dative | Tīburī | — |
| accusative | Tībur | — |
| ablative | Tībure | — |
| vocative | Tībur | — |
| locative | Tīburī Tībure | — |
Tībur, ŭris, n.,
I. an ancient town of Latium on both sides of the Anio, now Tivoli:
Tiburque superbum, Verg. A. 7, 630; Hor. C. 2, 6, 5: supinum, id. ib. 3, 4, 23: udum, id. ib. 3, 29, 6; id. Ep. 1, 8, 12; 2, 2, 3: pronum, Juv. 3, 192: vacuum, quiet, Mart. 1, 13, 1; 4, 64, 32. — Hence, A. Tīburs, urtis, adj., of or belonging to Tibur, Tiburtine:
populus, Liv. 8, 12; cf.: SENATVS POPVLVSQVE TIBVRS, Inscr. Orell. 113 and 3728: hostis, Liv. 7, 11, 4: via, Hor. S. 1, 6, 108: moenia, Verg. A. 7, 670: poma, Hor. S. 2, 4, 70: Fauni, Stat. S. 1, 3, 99: bibliotheca, Gell. 19, 5, 4. — Subst.: Tīburs, urtis, n., the Tiburtine territory: in Tiburti, Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 6; Cic. Att. 8, 14, 3; id. de Or. 2, 55, 224; for which: in Tiburte, Glaucia ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 65, 263; Gell. 19, 5, 1. — In plur.: Tīburtes, um, m., the inhabitants of Tibur, the Tiburtines, Plin. 16, 44, 87, § 237; Liv. 7, 11; Tac. A. 14, 22 med.; Front. Aquaed. 6 and 66; Verg. A. 11, 757; Inscr. Orell. 1817; 2239; 3114; 3851. — B. Tī-burtīnus, a, um, adj., of Tibur, Tiburtine:
terra, Prop. 4 (5), 7, 85. oves, Mart. 7, 80, 12: ficus, Plin. 15, 18, 19, § 70: lapis, id. 36, 6, 5, § 46; 36, 22, 48, § 167: frigora, Mart. 4, 57, 10: Diana, id. 7, 28, 1: via, leading from the Esquiline gate towards Tibur, Plin. Ep. 7, 29, 2.—Subst.: Tībur-tīnum, i, n., the Tiburtine villa (of Scipio): in Tiburtino Scipionis, Cic. Phil. 5, 7, 19; Sen. Ben. 4, 12, 4.—C. Tīburnus, a, um, adj., of Tibur, Tiburtine:
Anio, Prop. 3, 22, 23. — Subst.: Tīburnus, i, m., an inhabitant of Tibur, a Tiburnian, Stat. S. 1, 3, 74; also, κατʼ ἐξοχήν, for Tiburtus, the founder of Tibur, Hor. C. 1, 7, 13.Origins
Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Italic *teiba, or borrowed from Sabine tēba (“hill”). Or could be related to Tiberis and the praenomen Tiberius. In Roman lore, the city was said to have been named for Tīburtus, son of the city's founder Catillus.