Aphetae
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀφεταί (Aphetaí).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) 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.
| Case | 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