fluvius

fluvius uit.-lat.

Von der Wurzel von fluō „fließen“, letztendlich von *bʰleh₁- „anschwellen, wehen“, daher auch flūmen.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈflu.u̯i.us/, [ˈfɫ̪uː̯iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈflu.vi.us/, [ˈfluːvius]
• Note: the first two syllables are once found treated as one heavy, IPA^(key): /flui̯.i̯-/, /fluː.i̯-/.

Noun

fluvius m (genitive fluviī or fluvī); second declension

1. a stream, smaller river [ synonym ▲]

   Synonym: flūmen

2. the stream of a river, a current, torrent
   1. (transferred sense) (said of blood, sweat etc.)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	fluvius	fluviī
Genitive	fluviī fluvī1	fluviōrum fluvium
Dative	fluviō	fluviīs
Accusative	fluvium	fluviōs
Ablative	fluviō	fluviīs
Vocative	fluvie	fluviī