Garamantes

English

Etymology

Probably from Berber igherman, "cities".

Noun

Garamantes pl (plural only)

1. (historical) An ancient Saharan people who used an elaborate underground irrigation system, and founded a prosperous Berber kingdom in what is modern-day Libya.

Translations

Saharan people

• Italian: Garamanti m

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γαράμαντες (Garámantes).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ɡa.raˈman.teːs/, [ɡäräˈmän̪t̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ɡa.raˈman.tes/, [ɡäräˈmän̪t̪es]

Proper noun

Garamantēs m pl (genitive Garamantum); third declension

1. Garamantes

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Garamantēs
Genitive	Garamantum
Dative	Garamantibus
Accusative	Garamantēs
Ablative	Garamantibus
Vocative	Garamantēs

Derived terms

• Garamans
• Garamanticus

References

• Garamantes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Garamantes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly