Paeligni
English
editNoun
editPaeligni pl (plural only)
- (historical) An ancient Italic tribe who inhabited a region in central Italy.
Latin
editEtymology
editAn Italic name, possibly cognate with privignus (“stepson”) or paelex (“concubine”), the latter of which could have been a derogatory nickname by the Sabines.[1] However, the Paeligni themselves could have been of Sabine origin.[2]
Proper noun
editPaelignī m pl (genitive Paelignōrum); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, with locative, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Paelignī |
Genitive | Paelignōrum |
Dative | Paelignīs |
Accusative | Paelignōs |
Ablative | Paelignīs |
Vocative | Paelignī |
Locative | Paelignīs |
References
edit- “Paeligni”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Categories:
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English pluralia tantum
- English terms with historical senses
- Latin terms derived from Italic languages
- Latin terms derived from Sabine
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin second declension nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the second declension
- Latin masculine nouns
- Latin pluralia tantum
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