noun · femininefirst declension
hetaericē
hetaericē f (genitive hetaericēs)
Classical[hɛˈtae̯.rɪ.keː]Ecclesiastical[eˈtɛː.ri.t͡ʃe]
Meaning
- body of horse guards in the Macedonian army
novissimo tempore praefuit etiam alterae equitum alae, quae hetaerice appellabatur.
In the very recent time, he also commanded another cavalry wing called the hetaerice.c. 110 BCE – c. 25 BCE, Cornelius Nepos, De viris illustribus XVIII. Eumenes 1.6
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hetaericē | hetaericae |
| genitive | hetaericēs | hetaericārum |
| dative | hetaericae | hetaericīs |
| accusative | hetaericēn | hetaericās |
| ablative | hetaericē | hetaericīs |
| vocative | hetaericē | hetaericae |
hĕtaerĭcē, ēs, f., = ἑταιρική,
I. a body of horse-guards in the Macedonian army, Nep. Eum. 1, 6.
Origins
Unadapted borrowing from Ancient Greek (ῐ̔́ππος) ἑταιρῐκή ((hĭ́ppos) hetairĭkḗ, “(horse) guards”), from ἑταῖρος (hetaîros, “comrade, companion”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “-ic”, adjectival suffix).