proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Macae
Macae m pl (genitive Macārum)
Meaning
- masculinepluralA tribe of Cyrenaica, settled on the river Cinyps
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Macae |
| genitive | — | Macārum |
| dative | — | Macīs |
| accusative | — | Macās |
| ablative | — | Macīs |
| vocative | — | Macae |
Macae, ārum, m.,
I. a people in the north-eastern part of Arabia Felix, Prisc. Peri. 887.
Macae, ārum, m., = οἱ Μάκαι (Herod. 4, 175),
I. a people of Africa in the regio Syrtica, Mela, 3, 8, 6; Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 34; Sil. 3, 275; 15, 670.—Sing.: Maces, Sil. 9, 222. —Acc. Macen, Sil. 2, 60.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μάκαι (Mákai).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyMacaeMacae (Μάκαι), a people of Arabia mentioned by Ptolemy (6.7.14), immediately within the Persian Gulf, as inhabiting the shores of the extensive bay of…GeographyMacaeMacae (Μάκαι), one of the aboriginal tribes of the Regio Syrtica, on the N. Coast of Libya, on the river Cinyps, according to Herodotus, who describes…