proper noun · masculinethird declension
Dolopēs
Dolopēs m pl (genitive Dolopum)
Classical[ˈdɔ.ɫɔ.peːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɔː.lo.pes]
Meaning
- A tribe who lived in a mountainous district of Thessaly
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Dolopēs |
| genitive | — | Dolopum |
| dative | — | Dolopibus |
| accusative | — | Dolopēm |
| ablative | — | Dolopibus |
| vocative | — | Dolopēs |
Dŏlŏpes, um (
I. sing. acc. Dolopem, Liv. 42, 58), m., = Δόλοπες, the Dolopes or Dolopians, a people in Thessaly, renowned in fable, Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6 (who reckons them among the Aetolians); Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8; Verg. A. 2, 7; Ov. M. 12, 364; Nep. Cim. 2, 5.—
II. Derivv.
B. Dŏlŏpēis, ĭdis, f., adj., Dolopian:
urbs, i. e. Ctimene, Hyg. Fab. 14.—C. Dŏlŏpĭa, ae, f., the part of Thessaly formerly inhabited by the Dolopes, Liv. 32, 13 al.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δόλοπες (Dólopes).