proper noun · masculinethird declension
Labeātēs
Labeātēs m pl (genitive Labeātum)
Classical[ɫa.beˈaː.teːs]Ecclesiastical[la.beˈaː.tes]
Meaning
- A tribe of Illyricum, whose chief town was Scodra
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Labeātēs |
| genitive | — | Labeātum |
| dative | — | Labeātibus |
| accusative | — | Labeātēs |
| ablative | — | Labeātibus |
| vocative | — | Labeātēs |
Labĕātes, ĭum (Labĕātae, ārum, Plin. 3, 22, 26, § 144), m.,
I. a people of Illyria, whose capital was Scodra, Liv. 44, 31; 32; 45, 26.—Hence, Labĕātis, īdis, adj., of or belonging to the Labeates:
palus, Liv. 44, 31, 2: Meteone Labeatidis terrae, id. 44, 23, 3.Origins
borrowed from Ancient Greek Λαβεάται (Labeátai). Thought to be related to the modern Labëri (“land of lab”), derived from lëbozë (“horizon/sky”), from Proto-Albanian *labeita close to the name of the Illyrian tribe Labeatae, suggesting an archaic meaning of "small sky".