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.
| Case | 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.