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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Frentānī

Frentānī m pl (genitive Frentānōrum)

Meaning

  1. Frentani (an Italic tribe who inhabited a region on the coast of the Adriatic)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Frentānī
genitive—Frentānōrum
dative—Frentānīs
accusative—Frentānōs
ablative—Frentānīs
vocative—Frentānī
locative—Frentānīs

Frentāni, ōrum, m.,
I. a mixed Italian tribe of Samnites and Illyrians who settled in Samnium, on the Adriatic Sea, in the south-eastern part of what is now the Abruzzo Citra, Caes. B. C. 1, 23 fin.; Cic. Clu. 69, 197; Liv. 9, 16; 45 fin.; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 38. —Sing.: Frentanus, as collect., Sil. 15, 567. —
II. Deriv.: Frentānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Frentani: ager, Liv. 27, 43: regio, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103.

Origins

From Frentō, a river that crossed their territory.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyFrentaniEth. Frentani (Φρεντανοί, Strab., Ptol.; Φερεντανοί, Pol., Dionys.), a people of Central Italy, occupying the tract on the E. coast of the peninsula f…

Quick answers

What does Frentānī mean in Latin?
Frentānī, a proper noun, means “Frentani (an Italic tribe who inhabited a region on the coast of the Adriatic)”.
What is the genitive of Frentānī?
The genitive singular is Frentānōrum. Frentānī is masculine, second declension.