Philistaeus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
- Philisthaeus
- Philistiim, Philisthiim (indeclinable)
- Philistīnus
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φιλισταῖος (Philistaîos), in turn from Biblical Hebrew פְּלִשְׁתִּי (Peliští)
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /pʰi.lisˈtae̯.us/, [pʰɪlʲɪs̠ˈt̪äe̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fi.lisˈte.us/, [filisˈt̪ɛːus]
Proper noun edit
Philistaeus m
- (Late Latin) a Philistine
Declension edit
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 edit
- → German: Philister
- → English: Philister
- English: Philistine (influenced)
- → English: Philister
- → Italian: filisteo
References edit
- “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.