Aecae
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Compare the names Aeculanum, Aequum Tuticum and Superaequum, as well as Aequum in Illyria. Per Ribezzo, possibly from a pre-Oscan (Daunian/Messapic) substrate *aikwo (“plain”), since kw becomes p in Oscan, though this is disputed.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈae̯.kae̯/, [ˈäe̯käe̯]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.t͡ʃe/, [ˈɛːt͡ʃe]
Proper noun edit
Aecae f pl (genitive Aecārum); first declension
Declension edit
First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Aecae |
| Genitive | Aecārum |
| Dative | Aecīs |
| Accusative | Aecās |
| Ablative | Aecīs |
| Vocative | Aecae |
| Locative | Aecīs |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Aecae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Aecae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Aecae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- Ribezzo, “Roma delle Origini, Sabini e Sabelli”, RIGI XIV 1930