LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

aethiopus1

aethiopus m (genitive aethiopī, feminine aethiopa)
Classical[ae̯ˈtʰi.ɔ.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈtiː.o.pus]

Meaning

  1. masculinean Ethiopian (person)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeaethiopus
aethiopa
aethiopī
aethiopae
genitiveaethiopī
aethiopae
aethiopōrum
aethiopārum
dativeaethiopō
aethiopae
aethiopīs
accusativeaethiopum
aethiopam
aethiopōs
aethiopās
ablativeaethiopō
aethiopā
aethiopīs
vocativeaethiope
aethiopa
aethiopī
aethiopae

Aethĭŏpus, i, m., = Aethiops: rhinoceros velut Aethiopus, Lucil. ap. Prisc. p. 689 P.
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
aethiopus2
aethiopus (feminine aethiopa, neuter aethiopum)
Classical[ae̯ˈtʰi.ɔ.pʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈtiː.o.pus]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveEthiopian, of or pertaining to the Ethiopian people.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaethiopusaethiopaaethiopum
genitiveaethiopīaethiopaeaethiopī
dativeaethiopōaethiopaeaethiopō
accusativeaethiopumaethiopamaethiopum
ablativeaethiopōaethiopāaethiopō
vocativeaethiopeaethiopaaethiopum
locativeaethiopīaethiopaeaethiopī
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeaethiopīaethiopaeaethiopa
genitiveaethiopōrumaethiopārumaethiopōrum
dativeaethiopīsaethiopīsaethiopīs
accusativeaethiopōsaethiopāsaethiopa
ablativeaethiopīsaethiopīsaethiopīs
vocativeaethiopīaethiopaeaethiopa
locativeaethiopīsaethiopīsaethiopīs

Quick answers

What does aethiopus mean in Latin?
aethiopus, a noun, means “an Ethiopian (person)”.
What is the genitive of aethiopus?
The genitive singular is aethiopī. aethiopus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce aethiopus?
In classical Latin, [ae̯ˈtʰi.ɔ.pʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈtiː.o.pus].