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
- the name of an Illyrian tribe inhabiting Dalmatia.
Declension
First-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | 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.
- Wilkes, John (1995). The Illyrians. The Peoples of Europe. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 244. →ISBN.
- Stipčević, Aleksandar (1977). The Illyrians: History and Culture. History and Culture Series. Noyes Press. p. 197. →ISBN.
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