-stae
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Illyrian. Compare also -stinī, -tae, -tēs.
Suffix
edit-stae f pl (genitive -stārum); first declension
- Found in Illyrian ethnonyms formed from toponyms.
- Burnum + -stae → Burnistae
- Splonum + -stae → Splonistae
References
edit- Katičić, Radoslav (1976) Ancient Languages of the Balkans, page 176