Dalmatae
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Believed to be borrowed from Illyrian, akin to Albanian delmë, dele (“sheep”).[1] The toponym Delminium has the same origin.[2]
Proper noun
[edit]Dalmatae m pl (genitive Dalmatārum); first declension
- the name of an Illyrian tribe inhabiting Dalmatia.
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Dalmatae |
| genitive | Dalmatārum |
| dative | Dalmatīs |
| accusative | Dalmatās |
| ablative | Dalmatīs |
| vocative | Dalmatae |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Dalmatae”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Dalmatae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.