Albula
See also: albula
English
Proper noun
Albula
- An administrative district of Grisons canton, Switzerland, which replaced Albula District in 2017; in full, Albula Region.
Latin
Etymology
Perhaps dating to a Proto-Indo-European name for the river meaning "white (with sediment)" or "from the mountains," from *albʰós (“white”), *h₂elbʰós (“mountain”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaɫ.bʊ.ɫa]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈal.bu.la]
Proper noun
Albula m sg (genitive Albulae); first declension
- The ancient name of the Tiber
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:Albula.
- a small river in Picenum, mentioned only by Pliny
- A small river that flows into the Anio near the town of Tibur
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Albula |
| genitive | Albulae |
| dative | Albulae |
| accusative | Albulam |
| ablative | Albulā |
| vocative | Albula |
References
- “Albula”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Albula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ G. Alessio "Studi storico-linguisitci messapici" in Archivio Storico Pugliese p. 304; "Sul nome di Brindisi" in Archivio Storico Puglese VIII 1955 p. 211 f.; "Apulia et Calabria nel quadro della toponomastica mediterranea" in Atti del VII Congresso Internazionale di Studi Onomastici Firenze 1962 p. 85.