Philistaeus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Philisthaeus
• Philistiim, Philisthiim (indeclinable)
• Philistīnus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φιλισταῖος (Philistaîos), in turn from Biblical Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי (Peliští)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pʰi.lisˈtae̯.us/, [pʰɪlʲɪs̠ˈt̪äe̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fi.lisˈte.us/, [filisˈt̪ɛːus]

Proper noun

Philistaeus m

1. (Late Latin) a Philistine

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine		Masculine	Feminine
Nominative	Philistaeus	Philistaea		Philistaeī	Philistaeae
Genitive	Philistaeī	Philistaeae		Philistaeōrum	Philistaeārum
Dative	Philistaeō			Philistaeīs	Philistaeīs
Accusative	Philistaeum	Philistaeam		Philistaeōs	Philistaeās
Ablative	Philistaeō	Philistaeā		Philistaeīs	Philistaeīs
Vocative	Philistaee	Philistaea		Philistaeī	Philistaeae

Descendants

• → German: Philister
  • → English: Philister
    • English: Philistine (influenced)
• → Italian: filisteo

References

• “Philistaeus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Philistaeus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.