Oltis
Latin
Etymology
Attested during the Merovingian period as Ulda (fluvius), earlier Ulta, from a Celtic/Gaulish root simplified as *Olt, possibly related to the root of Old Irish oll (“vast, great”)[1] Compare Aluta, as well as the Romanian river Olt (which could be related).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈol.tis/, [ˈɔɫ̪t̪ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈol.tis/, [ˈɔl̪t̪is]
View of the river
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Oltis |
| Genitive | Oltis |
| Dative | Oltī |
| Accusative | Oltem |
| Ablative | Olte |
| Vocative | Oltis |
References
- Oltis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Oltis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Fabien Régnier, Jean-Pierre Drouin, Les peuples fondateurs à l'origine de la Gaule, édition Yoran Embanner, 2014, page 818
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