LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininefirst declension

Aecae

Aecae f pl (genitive Aecārum)
Classical[ˈae̯.kae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈɛː.t͡ʃe]

Meaning

  1. femininepluralan inland town in Apulia, now Troia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Aecae
genitive—Aecārum
dative—Aecīs
accusative—Aecās
ablative—Aecīs
vocative—Aecae
locative—Aecīs

Aecae, ārum, f.,
I. a city of Apulia, southeast of Luceria, now Troja, Liv. 24, 20, 5.—Hence, Aecani, orum, m., the inhabitants of Æcae, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 105.

Origins

Compare the names Aeculanum, Aequum Tuticum and Superaequum, as well as Aequum in Illyria. Per Ribezzo, possibly from a pre-Oscan (Daunian/Messapic) substrate *aikwo (“plain”), since kw becomes p in Oscan, though this is disputed.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAecaeAecae (Αἶκαι: Eth. Aecanus: Troja), a town of Apulia mentioned both by Polybius and Livy, during the military operations of Hannibal and Fabius in tha…

Quick answers

What does Aecae mean in Latin?
Aecae, a proper noun, means “an inland town in Apulia, now Troia”.
What is the genitive of Aecae?
The genitive singular is Aecārum. Aecae is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Aecae?
In classical Latin, [ˈae̯.kae̯]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɛː.t͡ʃe].