Blemyes
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βλέμυες (Blémues).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈble.my.eːs/, [ˈbɫ̪ɛmyeːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈble.mi.es/, [ˈblɛːmies]
Proper noun edit
Blemyēs m pl (genitive Blemyum); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Blemyēs |
| Genitive | Blemyum |
| Dative | Blemyibus |
| Accusative | Blemyēs |
| Ablative | Blemyibus |
| Vocative | Blemyēs |
References edit
- “Blemmyae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Blemyes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Blemyes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly