noun · masculinefirst declension
hippotoxotae
hippotoxotae m pl (genitive hippotoxotārum)
Classical[hɪp.pɔˈtɔk.sɔ.tae̯]Ecclesiastical[ip.poˈtɔk.so.te]
Meaning
- masculinepluralcavalry archers
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | hippotoxotae |
| genitive | — | hippotoxotārum |
| dative | — | hippotoxotīs |
| accusative | — | hippotoxotās |
| ablative | — | hippotoxotīs |
| vocative | — | hippotoxotae |
hippŏtoxŏtae, ārum, m., = ἱπποτοξόται,
I. mounted archers, Caes. B. C. 3, 4, 5;
Auct. B. Afr. 19, 6 (pure Lat., equites sagittarii, Tac. A. 2, 16; Curt. 5, 4).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
hippotoxotae ārum, m
, ἱπποτοξόται, mounted archers, Cs.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱπποτοξότης (hippotoxótēs).