Flusor

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Latin

Etymology

From Oscan 𐌅𐌋𐌖𐌖𐌔𐌀 (vluusa), presumably related to fluo (“I flow”), but the s remains unexplained; possibly introduced through rhotacism. The river names Flosis (modern Potenza), Flussorius, Fiastra, and Flesor could be related.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

FlÅ«sor m sg (genitive FlÅ«sōris); third declension

  1. A river in Picenum that flows into the Adriatic Sea, also called Cluentus, now the river Chienti

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Flūsor
Genitive Flūsōris
Dative Flūsōrī
Accusative Flūsōrem
Ablative Flūsōre
Vocative Flūsor

References

  • Flusor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Picenum”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Verner's Law in Italy: An Essay in the History of the Indo-European Sibilants, p. 46