proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Hebdomēcontacōmētae
Hebdomēcontacōmētae m pl (genitive Hebdomēcontacōmētārum)
Classical[hɛb.dɔ.meː.kɔn.ta.koːˈmeː.tae̯]Ecclesiastical[eb.do.me.kon.ta.koˈmɛː.te]
Meaning
- an Ethiopian tribe mentioned in Pliny the Elder's Natural History
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Hebdomēcontacōmētae |
| genitive | — | Hebdomēcontacōmētārum |
| dative | — | Hebdomēcontacōmētīs |
| accusative | — | Hebdomēcontacōmētās |
| ablative | — | Hebdomēcontacōmētīs |
| vocative | — | Hebdomēcontacōmētae |
Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἑβδομηκοντακωμῆται (Hebdomēkontakōmêtai, “people living in seventy villages”), from ἑβδομήκοντα (hebdomḗkonta, “seventy”) + κωμήτης (kōmḗtēs, “villager”) (< κώμη (kṓmē, “unwalled village”)), equivalent to Hebdomēcontacōmē + -tēs in the plural form only.