LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Garamantēs

Garamantēs m pl (genitive Garamantum)
Classical[ɡa.raˈman.teːs]Ecclesiastical[ɡa.raˈman.tes]

Meaning

  1. Garamantes

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Garamantēs
genitive—Garamantum
dative—Garamantibus
accusative—Garamantēs
ablative—Garamantibus
vocative—Garamantēs

Gărămantes, um, m., = Γαράμαντες,
I. a powerful tribe of the interior of Africa, beyond the Gœtulians, in the modern Fezzan, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 7; Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 36 sq.; Liv. 29, 33; Verg. E. 8, 44; id. A. 6, 794.— In sing.: Gărămas, antis, Sil. 6, 705; Sen. Herc. Oet. 1106.—
II. Derivv.
A. Gărămantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Garamantes, Garamantian, poet. also i. q. African: signa, Sil. 1, 142: vates, id. 14, 440: carbunculi, Plin. 37, 7, 25, § 92.—Hence,
1. Plur. as subst.: Gără-mantĭci = Garamantes, Schol. Vet. Juv. 10, 150.—
2. Gărămantĭca, ae, f., a sort of precious stone, also called sandaresus or sandastros, Plin. 37, 7, 28, § 100 (al. Garamantites).—
B. Gărămantis, ĭdis, adj., = Garamanticus: Nympha, Verg. A. 4, 198: pinus, Sil. 14, 498: gemma, id. 15, 679.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γαράμαντες (Garámantes).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyGaramantesEth. Garamantes (Γαράμαντες), a great nation of Inner Africa. In the widest sense the name is applied to all the Libyan tribes inhabiting the oases in…

Quick answers

What does Garamantēs mean in Latin?
Garamantēs, a proper noun, means “Garamantes”.
What is the genitive of Garamantēs?
The genitive singular is Garamantum. Garamantēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Garamantēs?
In classical Latin, [ɡa.raˈman.teːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ɡa.raˈman.tes].