Viminalis collis

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Viminālis

Etymology

From viminālis (osier, willow) +‎ collis. The Quirinal and Viminal hills are called collēs to differentiate them from the other five montēs, they were later added to the count by king Servius Tullius (Livy, I.xliv).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Viminālis collis m sg (genitive Viminālis collis); third declension

  1. the Viminal Hill, one of the seven hills of Rome
    Coordinate terms: Aventīnus mons, Caelius mons, Capitōlium (Capitōlīnus mons), Esquilīnus mons (Esquiliae), Palātium (Palātīnus mons), Quirinālis collis

Declension

Third-declension adjective with a third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

singular
nominative Viminālis collis
genitive Viminālis collis
dative Viminālī collī
accusative Viminālem collem
ablative Viminālī colle
vocative Viminālis collis

Descendants

  • English: Viminal
  • French: Viminal
  • Italian: Viminale

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