Flusor
Latin
Etymology
From Oscan ð ððððð (vluusa), presumably related to fluo (âI flowâ), but the s remains unexplained; possibly introduced through rhotacism. The river names Flosis (modern Potenza), Flussorius, Fiastra, and Flesor could be related.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ËfÉ«uË.sÉr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ËfluË.s̬or]
Proper noun
FlÅ«sor m sg (genitive FlÅ«sÅris); third declension
- a river in Picenum that flows into the Adriatic Sea, also called Cluentus, now the river Chienti
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Flūsor |
| genitive | FlÅ«sÅris |
| dative | FlÅ«sÅrÄ« |
| accusative | FlÅ«sÅrem |
| ablative | FlÅ«sÅre |
| vocative | Flūsor |
References
- Flusor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- âPicenumâ, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Verner's Law in Italy: An Essay in the History of the Indo-European Sibilants, p. 46