Aethiops

See also: aethiops and æthiops

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἰθίοψ (Aithíops)

Proper noun

Aethiops m (genitive Aethiopis); third declension

Any of dark-skinned peoples living in Upper Egypt or beyond
Ethiopian

Declension

Third-declension noun.

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

Descendants

→ English: Ethiop

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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