Tamaris
See also: tamaris
Latin
View of the river
View of the river
Tambre`s canyon
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Celtic, either from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥H-ró-, from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *temH- (“dark”); or from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥h₁-ró-, from the zero-grade of Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- (“to cut”).[1] From the same root of Thames and Tamarus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈta.ma.ris/, [ˈt̪ämärɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈta.ma.ris/, [ˈt̪äːmäris]
Proper noun
Tamaris f sg (genitive Tamaris); third declension
- A river of Gallaecia, Hispania Tarraconensis, now the Tambre
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tamaris |
| Genitive | Tamaris |
| Dative | Tamarī |
| Accusative | Tamarem |
| Ablative | Tamare |
| Vocative | Tamaris |
Descendants
- Galician: Tambre
References
- Tamaris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Tamaris”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Falileyev, Alexander (1997). Dictionary of Continental Celtic Place-Names, Aberystwyth University.
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