proper noun · masculinethird declension
Zerbis
Zerbis m sg (genitive Zerbis)
Classical[ˈzɛr.bɪs]
Meaning
- masculinesingularA river of Assyria and tributary of the Tigris
Gordyaeis vero iuncti Azoni, per quos Zerbis fluvius in Tigrim cadit
but the Gordyaean Mountains are linked to the Azoni, through which the river Zerbis descends into the Tigris77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 6.30.118
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Zerbis | — |
| genitive | Zerbis | — |
| dative | Zerbī | — |
| accusative | Zerbem | — |
| ablative | Zerbe | — |
| vocative | Zerbis | — |
Origins
Likely related to the Great Zab and Little Zab rivers, a name already attested as Akkadian [script needed] (Zabu) and thus probably from a Semitic language, though the semantic identification of Pliny’s Zerbis with these is problematic and may reflect an error on his part.