cateia

Latin

Etymology

Probably from a Gaulish word derived from Proto-Celtic *katyeti (to throw).

Pronunciation

Noun

catēia f (genitive catēiae); first declension

  1. a kind of spear, probably barbed

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative catēia catēiae
genitive catēiae catēiārum
dative catēiae catēiīs
accusative catēiam catēiās
ablative catēiā catēiīs
vocative catēia catēiae

References

  • cateia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cateia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers