Aphetae
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀφεταί (Aphetaí).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.pʰe.tae̯/, [ˈäpʰɛt̪äe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.fe.te/, [ˈäːfet̪e]
Proper noun
[edit]Aphetae f pl (genitive Aphetārum); first declension
- A port town of Thessaly, occupied by the Persian fleet previous to the battle of Artemisium
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Aphetae |
| genitive | Aphetārum |
| dative | Aphetīs |
| accusative | Aphetās |
| ablative | Aphetīs |
| vocative | Aphetae |
| locative | Aphetīs |
References
[edit]- “Aphetae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly