Latin dictionary · noun
urbs
a city, walled town
Dictionary forms: urbs, urbis
Inflection: third declension
Meaning and definitions
- a city, walled town
- the City, Rome
Connected roots
- urb-
city
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- urban
relating to a town or city
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| urbs | nom. sg. |
| urbēs | nom. pl. |
| urbīs | nom. pl. |
| urbis | gen. sg. |
| urbium | gen. pl. |
| urbī | dat. sg. |
| urbibus | dat. pl. |
| urbem | acc. sg. |
| urbēs | acc. pl. |
| urbīs | acc. pl. |
| urbe | abl. sg. |
| urbibus | abl. pl. |
| urbs | voc. sg. |
| urbēs | voc. pl. |
| urbīs | voc. pl. |
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