adjectivethird-declension feminine-only adjective (non-i-stem)
Libystis
Libystis (feminine Libystis)
Classical[lɪˈbys.tɪs]Ecclesiastical[liˈbis.tis]
Meaning
- rareLibyan (feminine)
At procul ex celso miratus vertice montis adventum sociasque rates occurrit Acestes,
1916 translation by H. Rushton Fairclough, revised by G. P. Goold But afar off, on a high hilltop, Acestes marvels at the coming of friendly ships and hastens towards them, bristling with weapons and a Libyan she-bear’s skin29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 5.37dixit, et angusti subter fastigia tecti ingentem Aenean duxit stratisque locavit
1916 translation by H. Rushton Fairclough, revised by G. P. Goold He spoke, and beneath the roof of his lowly dwelling led towering Aeneas, and set him on a couch of strewn leaves and the skin of a Libyan bear.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 8.368
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Libystis | — |
| genitive | — | Libystidis Libystidos | — |
| dative | — | Libystidī | — |
| accusative | — | Libystidem Libystida | — |
| ablative | — | Libystide | — |
| vocative | — | Libystis | — |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Libystidēs | — |
| genitive | — | Libystidum | — |
| dative | — | Libystidibus | — |
| accusative | — | Libystidēs Libystidas | — |
| ablative | — | Libystidibus | — |
| vocative | — | Libystidēs | — |
Origins
From Ancient Greek Λῐβυστίς (Lĭbustís, “Libyan”).