Allia

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Latin

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Etymology

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From the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁ey- common in many other river names, such as the Aller in Germany, Alaunus in some Celtic sites, and the Ille in Brittany. See also French aller (to go), German eilen (to hasten, hurry), Swedish ila.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Allia f sg (genitive Alliae); first declension

  1. A river in Latium, famous for its battle

Declension

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First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Allia
Genitive Alliae
Dative Alliae
Accusative Alliam
Ablative Alliā
Vocative Allia

References

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  • Allia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Ferguson, Robert (1862): The River-names of Europe, p. 71