Aethiops
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops)
Proper noun
[edit]Aethiops m (genitive Aethiopis); third declension
- Any of dark-skinned peoples living in Upper Egypt or beyond
- Ethiopian
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Aethiops | Aethiopēs |
| genitive | Aethiopis | Aethiopum |
| dative | Aethiopī | Aethiopibus |
| accusative | Aethiopem | Aethiopēs |
| ablative | Aethiope | Aethiopibus |
| vocative | Aethiops | Aethiopēs |
Descendants
[edit]- → English: Ethiop
References
[edit]- “Aethiops”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Aethiops”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Aethiops in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.