Tibur

Latin

Etymology

Probably related to Tiberis and the praenomen Tiberius. In Roman lore, the city was said to have been named for Tibertus, son of the city's founder Catillus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtiː.bur/, [ˈtiː.bʊr]

Noun

Tībur n (genitive Tīburis); third declension

  1. A town in Latium, seated on the Anio; modern Tivoli.

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case Singular
Nominative Tībur
Genitive Tīburis
Dative Tīburī
Accusative Tībur
Ablative Tībure
Vocative Tībur

Derived terms
  • Tīburtīnus

References
  • Tibur in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Tibur in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Tibur in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Chase, George Davis (1897). "The Origin of Roman Praenomina". Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. VIII.
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