Licus
Latin
Etymology
From earlier Lech, Lecha, from Late Latin Licca, from Latin Likias, Likios, from the Celtic tribe name Licates, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlikkā (“flat stone”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈlɪ.kʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈliː.kus]
Proper noun
Licus m sg (genitive Licī); second declension
- A river of Vindelicia that flows into the Danubius, now the Lech
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Licus |
| genitive | Licī |
| dative | Licō |
| accusative | Licum |
| ablative | Licō |
| vocative | Lice |
References
- Licus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Vindelicia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Wolf-Armin Frhr. v. Reitzenstein: Lexikon bayerischer Ortsnamen. Herkunft und Bedeutung. C.H.Beck, Munich 2006