aethiopem
Dictionary entries
- Entry →Aethiops, (gen.), Aethiopis:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Geography:
- Africa
Ethiopian, of/connected with "Ethiopia"/Sudan/central Africa;
acc. sg. (m./f.) - Entry →Aethiops, Aethiopis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Geography:
- Africa
Ethiopian, inhabitant of "Ethiopia"/Sudan; negro/black man; black slave;
acc. sg.
Examples
Satura II
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...Varillus ait, 'quo deterior te?' loripedem rectus derideat, Aethiopem albus. quis tulerit Gracchos de seditione querentes? quis caelum..."Satura VIII
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...praeclaro nomine tantum insignis? nanum cuiusdam Atlanta uocamus, Aethiopem Cycnum, prauam extortamque puellam Europen; canibus pigris scabieque uetusta..."
