Stelae

See also: stelae

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Στῆλαι (Stêlai).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsteː.lae̯/, [ˈs̠t̪eːɫ̪äe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈste.le/, [ˈst̪ɛːle]

Proper noun

Stēlae f pl (genitive Stēlārum); first declension

1. a city of Crete, situated near Rhithymna

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Stēlae
Genitive	Stēlārum
Dative	Stēlīs
Accusative	Stēlās
Ablative	Stēlīs
Vocative	Stēlae
Locative	Stēlīs

References

• “Stelae”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly