Dalmatae

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Delmatae

Etymology

Believed to be borrowed from Illyrian, akin to Albanian delmë, dele (“sheep”).[1] The toponym Delminium has the same origin.[2]

Proper noun

Dalmatae m pl (genitive Dalmatārum); first declension

  1. the name of an Illyrian tribe inhabiting Dalmatia.

Declension

First-declension noun, plural only.

plural
nominative Dalmatae
genitive Dalmatārum
dative Dalmatīs
accusative Dalmatās
ablative Dalmatīs
vocative Dalmatae

Derived terms

  • Dalmatia
  • Dalmaticus
    • Dalmatica
  • Dalmatēnsis

References

  • “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.
  1. ^ Wilkes, John (1995). The Illyrians. The Peoples of Europe. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 244. →ISBN.
  2. ^ Stipčević, Aleksandar (1977). The Illyrians: History and Culture. History and Culture Series. Noyes Press. p. 197. →ISBN.
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