Beniamitae

• Benjamītae

Derived from Beniamin (“Benjamin”) +‎ -ītēs (“-ite”, adjective-forming suffix).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /be.ni.aˈmiː.tae̯/, [bɛniäˈmiːt̪äe̯]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /be.ni.aˈmi.te/, [beniäˈmiːt̪e]

Beniamītae m pl (genitive Beniamītārum); first declension

1. (Late Latin) Benjamites; the tribe of Benjamin
   • Chronica I.29.5, Sulpicius Severus
     • quod ubi omnibus compertum, undecim reliquae tribus adversum Beniamin in bellum conspirant. huic bello Iudas, ut diximus, dux fuit. sed duobus proeliis male pugnatum; tertio demum Beniamitae victi caesique ad internecionem; ita paucorum scelus publico exitio punitum.
     • And when this became known to all of them, the other eleven tribes confederated in war against Benjamin. In this war Judah, as we have said, was the leader. But they were badly fought in two battles; with the third, however, the Benjamites were conquered and killed in a slaughter; thus the misdeed of the few was punished by the destruction of the many.

First-declension noun, plural only.