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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Timāvus

Timāvus m sg (genitive Timāvī)
Classical[tɪˈmaː.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[tiˈmaː.vus]

Meaning

  1. A river of Venetia which flows into the Adriatic Sea between Aquileia and Tergeste

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTimāvus—
genitiveTimāvī—
dativeTimāvō—
accusativeTimāvum—
ablativeTimāvō—
vocativeTimāve—

Tĭmāvus (better -vos), i, m.,
I. a river in Istria, between Aquileia and Trieste, Mel. 2, 4, 3; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 229; 3, 18, 22, § 127; Verg. A. 1, 244; Luc. 7, 194; Stat. S. 4, 7, 55; Sil. 12, 215; Claud. Cons. Hon. 6, 197; Mart. 4, 25, 5.

Origins

Possibly from an extension of Proto-Indo-European *teh₂- (“to flow, stream, melt”), similar to Tifernus in Samnium.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyTimavusTimavus (Τίμαυος: Timao), a river of Venetia, flowing into the Adriatic sea between Aquileia and Tergeste, about 12 miles E. of the former city. Notwi…

Quick answers

What does Timāvus mean in Latin?
Timāvus, a proper noun, means “A river of Venetia which flows into the Adriatic Sea between Aquileia and Tergeste”.
What is the genitive of Timāvus?
The genitive singular is Timāvī. Timāvus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Timāvus?
In classical Latin, [tɪˈmaː.wʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tiˈmaː.vus].