Aethiops

See also: aethiops and æthiops

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops), from αἴθω (aíthō, “burn”) + ὤψ (ṓps, “face”)

Proper noun

Aethiops m (genitive Aethiopis); third declension

  1. Any of dark-skinned peoples living in Upper Egypt or beyond.
  2. Ethiopian
  3. Negro

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Aethiops Aethiopēs
Genitive Aethiopis Aethiopum
Dative Aethiopī Aethiopibus
Accusative Aethiopem Aethiopēs
Ablative Aethiope Aethiopibus
Vocative Aethiops Aethiopēs

References
  • Aethiops in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Aethiops in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Aethiops in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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