Aramaei

See also: Aramæi

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Aramæī

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἀραμαῖοι (Aramaîoi).

Proper noun

Aramaeī m pl (genitive Aramaeōrum); second declension

  1. the Aramaeans (Aramaic-speaking Semitic tribal people who settled in northern Syria and later also in Mesopotamia)
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Pliny the Elder to this entry?)

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative Aramaeī
genitive Aramaeōrum
dative Aramaeīs
accusative Aramaeōs
ablative Aramaeīs
vocative Aramaeī

Proper noun

Aramaeī

  1. inflection of Aramaeus:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive singular

Adjective

Aramaeī

  1. inflection of Aramaeus:
    1. genitive/locative masculine/neuter singular
    2. nominative/vocative masculine plural

References

  • Arămæi”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 151/3.